Blacksmiths were the high technologists of fabrication up until the industrial revolution gained momentum. At its core, this is the art and science of making any needed tool or mechanism out of metal.

Discover the fascinating art of traditional iron forging! In this video, we delve into the age-old techniques of crafting ...

The 36th annual Blacksmith Days event for the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland Saturday at Carroll County Farm Museum.

The July 3-5 commemoration will feature living history programs, black powder demonstrations, music and family activities.

It is the norm for our Retrotechtacular series to concentrate on a technology that has passed out of use but is still of interest to Hackaday readers, so it is perhaps unusual now to feature one that ...

This section of the industry may be classified as jobbing with quantities generally small varying from one off to perhaps 100 off. Tooling for producing open die work may consist of flat or shaped ...

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 ...