Explore the age-old process of crafting Cambodia’s most popular axe, traditionally made by skilled blacksmiths and carpenters. This axe, known for its durability and precision, plays a crucial role in ...

Watch the amazinf process of transforming a rusty, discarded bearing into functional cobbler tools using traditional ...

Most of a modern blacksmith’s workshop is the standard metalworking assortment of welders and angle grinders, but there is a set of tools that remain essential for blacksmithing alone.

As the ancient art of blacksmithing has faded into antiquity through most parts of the country, including California, Yolo County is keeping the tradition alive and well with a modern-day twist.

In the horse-drawn era, blacksmiths forged tools, wheel rims and every tool they used. Blacksmith shops often attracted local men who chewed, smoked and exchanged gossip.

The new exhibit, titled “Hammer and Heat: The Legacy of Blacksmithing,” has been his idea from the moment he laid eyes on the old blacksmithing equipment tucked away in the museum’s storage.

Ty Kelso of Greenbrier might have owned a blacksmith shop had he lived 100 years ... Kelso said he occasionally gets out in the shop and “plays” with some of the antique blacksmith . equipment.

Frank McKinney stood in the windblown outdoor display at the entryway to the Dixon Historical Society Museum, the rhythmic clang of metal on metal echoing through the downtown venue. As curator of … ...

Mike McLaughlin has a slightly unusual grievance: He has more blacksmithing equipment than he can actually use. His backyard smithy is 16-by-24 feet and… ...