Years ago, Shaun Williams began hammering his own armor out of cold sheet metal to wear to a Renaissance festival at Snyder Park in Fort Lauderdale. He later graduated to a blowtorch and eventually ...

The constant clinking and clanking of the molten metal is annoying to most, but for some, it’s a joyful noise. One of those drawn to the noise is Dale Morse, a blacksmithing instructor and co-founder ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- With its roaring fires and clanging iron, blacksmithing is an art form that's been around for centuries. Now you can learn the secrets of shaping metal for yourself, right here in ...

Photo by Peter Cihelka /The Free Lance-Star via AP Justin Jennings fashions a chef's knife at Black Horse Forge in Stafford County, Va. FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Steve Hotz found his groove in ...

Middle school students looked like they were roasting marshmallows as they clustered around a small forge filled with red hot coals to heat steel rods in a temporary blacksmithing workshop set up ...

Step back in time and learn the art of blacksmithing today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Red Mill Museum, 56 Main St., Clinton. The museum's resident blacksmith and guests will demonstrate their craft ...

HINCKLEY, Maine (WABI) - It’s is a sound you may not expect in a typical high school classroom. But at the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, it’s just everyday background noise. “I love the ...

John Frank recalls how his grandfather and father used to do their own blacksmithing out of necessity. “Most farms up through the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s had their own shop in a corner of a shed or barn, ...

Perched on a stool behind an anvil and a 5-pound mallet, the expert blacksmith and knife maker waited for the first group of patrons who signed up for a session with the "Angry Giant." But Jason ...