There he was, fresh out of graduate school, with no income for materials, set up in a garage on the former family estate at the Redding border, surrounded by heirloom tools that his grandfather ...

While modern technology offers improvements — such as gas-powered forges, pneumatic hammers, and advances in metallurgy — Luark prefers to use the old-fashioned techniques and tools of traditional ...

Asked what it feels like to forge iron, Robert Thomas has to pause for a moment and compose himself before plunging into a description of what, for him, is as much a passion as a livelihood. "Forging ...

Modern day blacksmith crafts a bit of his own Milwaukee history Kent Knapp is modern-day blacksmith with a passion for the craft of the past and as a 34-year-old, he makes his living bending and ...

Victor Andersen hasn’t spent much time away from his anvil, forge and belt drive for 60 years. The century-old appliances are more than the tools of his trade. They are what give one of few remaining ...

Ed Willcock shares his passion for blacksmithing and how he keeps the artform alive. In this era of modern conveniences and disposable goods, it's nice to get back to our roots of making things by ...

If this was the year 1915, instead of 2015, you'd could find a blacksmith on almost any street corner. Now, you have to travel to a tiny garage in Lakeland to find Jonathan Porter and Alex Eisenberg ...

Pat Downing has perhaps the rarest job in all of San Diego: a blacksmith. The Clairemont resident and San Diego native works part time as a traditional blacksmith in Old Town. The other hours are ...

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Hidden in a valley near the border between France and Switzerland lies a working forge where modern-day smiths create authentic armor for film and television. Dark Souls II publisher Namco Bandai ...