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 ...

If you ever wanted to learn about blacksmithing, Samuel Dembitsky is your man. “If you want to know something, start asking questions,” the tall elderly man with a burly mustache quipped. “And if I ...

GUILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — It’s hot, it’s loud, and a bit dirty, but one Connecticut artist says it’s all he has ever known. Mace Vitale is a blacksmith at the Guilford Art Center. Mace says that while ...

Walt Hull, who lives in Pleasant Grove south of Lawrence, has been a blacksmith for more than 15 years and creates fences, gates, tables and more from iron. Hammers clang and sparks fly. Heat and ...

When Leslie Tharp began her career as a metal artist in 2009, the metalworking community in north central Florida was quite small. “You really had to leave the state to go anywhere,” Tharp said in her ...

January is traditionally one of the slowest times of the year when it comes to social events. But it’s not the case this ...

Mar. 21—At Assets School, the most popular mentorship program for over 10 years has been a metal arts class, where students learn how to make their own knives and hone life-shaping skills. In the ...

People love it when video games emulate real-life jobs or practices. Especially when they cut out all of the hassle and waiting of those jobs and deliver immediate and satisfying results. Few jobs ...

A nonprofit in Fredericksburg, Virginia, has found a unique way to support veterans through blacksmithing — an age-old craft using iron and steel. Steve Hotz founded Black Horse Forge after using ...

A second Charleston college is offering its students an opportunity to learn hands-on about blacksmithing and ironwork, as interest for the historical craft continues to grow. This renewed attraction ...

DOTHAN, Ala. -- The steel rod glowed bright orange in the coals, stoked by air from the 19th century-era bellows. Steve Lowery picked up the rod with the scorching end and placed it on an anvil, then ...