PORT TOWNSEND — After working as a blacksmith most of his life, Jim Garrett found it natural to forge ahead as an anvil manufacturer in 2007. After all, he pounds out and shapes metal for a living ...

Haul out the anvil and forge this essential bench tool! Haul out the anvil and forge this essential bench tool! Blacksmith Peter Ross shows how to forge historical versions of this powerful gripper.

Archie Matthews spends most of his time working in an office. But his hands are scarred and blistered like somebody who prefers manual labor over pushing paper. That's because once he's done with his ...

Coletta, who came to blacksmithing through a business in structural steel, said that his building requirements were small – 400 square feet of space, with a concrete floor – and that the old ...

John Gruber, The Surly Anvil, demonstrating a gauntlet build. The ringing sound of hammers on steel echoed through the valley at the Smith Mill Works, a small business community in West Asheville. The ...

A Bellingham teen has turned a hobby into a small business."I'm a blacksmith. I've been doing it for about two years, and I kind of got into it when I was watching YouTube," Nick Riolo said.Although ...

Finding warmth at the end of a winding ice-covered road is something like finding gold at the end of a rainbow. Nice thoughts, if not tangible realities. But if the rainbow vision has been tossed ...

Join me on my blacksmithing journey as I restore a rusty old anvil to its former glory. Learn how to clean, repair, and rejuvenate it, including my DIY rust remover recipe that makes the process ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Forging steel is significant for several reasons. It’s one of the ...