Watch raw steel come alive as fire, hammer, and precision shape it into a timeless blacksmith’s knife - built to work, built ...

Strong doors need strong hinges. Watch as raw steel is heated, hammered, and shaped into durable, handcrafted hinges built to ...

A piece of metal being forged can heat up to almost 2300 degrees Fahrenheit while it’s in the forge, but when shaping the ...

There are between 5,000 and 10,000 blacksmiths in the U.S., and of those, only about 10 percent do it professionally — they make things like custom railings or artistic hardware for homes.

Blacksmith Neil Kamimura rates nine forging scenes from movies and television for realism. He discusses the accuracy of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003), "Game of Thrones ...

Anvils used for forging are old, traded to and from other blacksmiths at conventions and meet-ups of the Michigan Artist Blacksmith's Association. The shop also offers classes on a one-on-one basis.

In her first blacksmithing class, Caitlin Morris was the smallest person in the forge — and the only woman. She expected that her body would be a disadvantage. But learning to shape metal without ...

Virginia Artist-blacksmith Nol Putnam talks art, mythology and forging metal. Artist-blacksmith Nol Putnam employs centuries-old techniques to make art out of iron and steel. Over four decades ...

Philip Simmons Artist Blacksmith Guild in South Carolina is dedicated to expanding and educating people on the ancient art of blacksmithing and forging.

Another way to learn more about blacksmithing is to attend the Second Annual Adam’s Forge Festival at the Audubon Center at Debs Park in Los Angeles Feb. 10.