MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Frank McKinney, a blacksmith and American history buff in Alberton, spends much of his time in his garage. There, he has a collection of forges — the furnaces where blacksmiths ...

GRAPEVINE -- A pile of coal burns at 15,000 degrees in Jim White's workshop. Using tongs, White carefully places a crayon-size steel rod into the core of the fire and, in about a minute, the metal ...

Blacksmithing is not just a skill, but an art. Some would say a dying art. This trade has been passed down century after century with unique traditions burned into each artist's methods, making each ...

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When he was a boy, Jeffery Mabry would help in his grandfather’s blacksmith shop, hand-cranking the forge blower to fan the flames as his grandfather worked. As George W. Jackson’s sight began to fail ...

Jedaiah "JD" Hungerford has always been good with his hands. His skill and patience helped lead him to a win recently in a nationally televised competition on the History Channel. Hungerford, who owns ...

Three men inside Cooper's Blacksmith Shop at Fifth Street and Broadway in Vancouver interrupt their work to pose for a photo. From left to right: owner M.J. Cooper, J.E. Johnson and Heckman (first ...