Learn how to forge a durable blacksmith’s flatter using mystery steel. From shaping to heat-treating, this guide shows every ...

When you think of a blacksmith, you probably think back to colonial times, a rugged, Founding Father-type with rolled-up sleeves, hammering away on an anvil. But the art form is alive and well today, ...

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.

A hammer rattles against a piece of hot iron as blacksmith Randy Dack turns the iron into a tool for a customer to use. Randy considers himself a utilitarian blacksmith. “I like my iron to be used not ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - An old tradition is still present at Washburn Institute of Technology where seven people of all ages learned how to be a blacksmith. For some they came because of pure intrigue ...

Watch the process of turning mystery steel into a blacksmith’s flatter—shaping, hardening, and finishing a vital tool for ...