When the only tool you have is a hammer, everything in the world looks like a nail. Unless you’re a blacksmith, that is. Under the hammers of the would-be smiths who stopped by David Kailey’s ...

Blacksmithing begins with mastering your tools. In this guide, we forge a hammer completely by hand using traditional techniques. Watch how raw steel is shaped under the hammer into one of the most ...

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 ...

Regular readers will recognise this as the third part of a series exploring blacksmithing for those who have perhaps always fancied having a go but have never quite known where to start. It’s written ...

In this blacksmithing project, raw steel is transformed into a classic ball peen hammer. Step by step, the forging process reveals how heat, hammering, and precision shape the tool. From forming the ...

It was only 2 degrees outside, but as I gripped the tongs, trying to hammer the glowing piece of steel clamped in its jaws, my leather glove began to smoke. I dropped the tongs with a yelp, and the ...

“This is the heart of everything,” says blacksmith Mark Gilsdorf, pointing to the small propane forge inside his workspace at Essex Studios in Walnut Hills. “I have coal forges too, but I can’t use ...