PITTSFIELD -- A hot forge is perhaps the last place you want to be on a Berkshire summer day. But blacksmith apprentice Spijk Selby and his teacher Jim Szalkucki don't seem to mind. They work well ...
ALBANY COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The art of blacksmithing dates back hundreds of years and involves hours of hard work in some very hot conditions. To learn more about the trade, just head over to the ...
Victor Andersen hasn’t spent much time away from his anvil, forge and belt drive for 60 years. The century-old appliances are more than the tools of his trade. They are what give one of few remaining ...
HART -- John and Callee Griswold couldn't go back in history. So, they are recreating it -- one sword, one shield and one crossbow at a time. It is laborious work, but the Griswolds, owners of Iron ...
Three men inside Cooper's Blacksmith Shop at Fifth Street and Broadway in Vancouver interrupt their work to pose for a photo. From left to right: owner M.J. Cooper, J.E. Johnson and Heckman (first ...
Alder Hardt pulled a glowing yellow rod from his forge, laid it on an anvil and hammered a U-shaped bend into one end. When the steel rod was cool, Hardt reheated it, then clamped it in a vise.