FOREST HILL, WV (WVNS) – The 3 rd annual southern West Virginia Blacksmith Spring Hammer In is offering veterans and locals alike unique opportunities throughout the week. This nearly weeklong event ...

Regular readers will recognise this as the third part of a series exploring blacksmithing for those who have perhaps always fancied having a go but have never quite known where to start. It’s written ...

On a whim, I popped into the Central Virginia Blacksmith Guild 25th Anniversary Hammer-In. The three-day event took place at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds March 10 - 12. I enjoyed the heck out ...

FORREST HILL, WV (WVNS) – The 3rd annual southern West Virginia Blacksmith Spring Hammer In is continuing throughout the weekend. So far, this event is bringing in people from all over like Ken ...

Any way you look at it, blacksmithing is a punishing trade. Heavy tools, a red-hot forge, flying sparks, and searing metal all exact a toll on the smith’s body unless precautions are taken. After ...

The Goat N Hammer is an Atlanta-based forge, complete with a few blacksmiths, a roaring fire and anvil. It's been quietly building a following for its bladesmithing and knife grinding instruction ...

Jim Slining, a blacksmith from Scotts, Michigan, has a few theories as to why interest in his profession is growing in the United States. “First, taking something that’s a very unyielding material and ...

Like the Temple of Hephaestus perched on the outskirts of Athens, the slightly less-ancient Blacksmith of Trenton shop sits in a remote corner of the city, well away from the State House and the rest ...

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This is one in an occasional series profiling small businesses in the Pikes Peak region. If you have a suggestion for a subject, email bill.radford@gazette.com. As a software engineer, Ron Hardman is ...