Jul. 21—SACKETS HARBOR — An 18th century traveling forge will make a stop at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site on Friday and Saturday. James A. (Jymm) Hoffman is returning to the ...

PITTSFIELD -- A hot forge is perhaps the last place you want to be on a Berkshire summer day. But blacksmith apprentice Spijk Selby and his teacher Jim Szalkucki don't seem to mind. They work well ...

HART -- John and Callee Griswold couldn't go back in history. So, they are recreating it -- one sword, one shield and one crossbow at a time. It is laborious work, but the Griswolds, owners of Iron ...

There’s no real need for the skills of a blacksmith these days, but that doesn’t stop devotees of the art — and science — from gathering around the forge at the Freetown Historical Society on ...

Wood-fired forges burn cleaner than forges that require coal. I want to start blacksmithing. What’s the difference between wood-burning forges and coal-burning forges? And can you really get a ...

GRAFTON -- Aaron Anderson decided to strike while the iron was hot. A seasoned blacksmith in Andover, he saw an advertisement the Windham Foundation placed in a newspaper to find a replacement for the ...

For master blacksmith Steve Stone, an interest in metal work began when his dad taught him how to weld when he was young. This hobby would later help jumpstart a career in horseshoe-making. “I really ...

Forging a frontier-style knife in a backyard blacksmith setup, showing blade shaping, heat control, and traditional ...

AVON — Hot coals, molten iron and the clang of metal on metal. This is therapy, blacksmith-style. Ken and MaryLou Zitur have owned Ken's Custom Iron since 1988, creating ironwork and metal fabrication ...