Like the Temple of Hephaestus perched on the outskirts of Athens, the slightly less-ancient Blacksmith of Trenton shop sits in a remote corner of the city, well away from the State House and the rest ...

Any way you look at it, blacksmithing is a punishing trade. Heavy tools, a red-hot forge, flying sparks, and searing metal all exact a toll on the smith’s body unless precautions are taken. After ...

I recently acquired a "new" power hammer and I'm very excited about this tool. This video showcases the features and ...

Forging pipe under a power hammer is all about control. The machine delivers force fast — but the smith controls the outcome. Heat, timing, and positioning determine whether the pipe shapes cleanly or ...

Jeffrey Funk forges a piece of steel atop an anvil inside his workshop at the New Agrarian School in Bigfork on Tuesday, Nov. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Jeffrey Funk forges a piece of steel ...

This section of the industry may be classified as jobbing with quantities generally small varying from one off to perhaps 100 off. Tooling for producing open die work may consist of flat or shaped ...