Raw steel begins its transformation into an essential blacksmithing tool through careful heating, hammering, and shaping.

Blacksmithing is one of humanity’s oldest crafts, and it has shaped agricultural development for centuries. Long before modern machinery arrived, the blacksmith’s forge supplied the tools that made ...

The “functional art” of Craig Kaviar, including transforming guns into garden tools, is part of a revival of the ancient craft. Credit... Supported by Text by Joshua Needelman Photographs and Video by ...

PROVIDENCE — When Alaina Mahoney was a painting student at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the late aughts, she joined a group called Iron Core. “Students figured out how to melt their own ...

One of the biggest challenges facing the aspiring blacksmith is procuring the tools of the trade. And that means tackling the unenviable task of finding a decent anvil. Sure, one can buy an ASO — ...