Sometimes the simplest tools show the most skill. In this video, we forge a large, basic trivet from steel using traditional ...

Hammer away at a piece of iron until your arm feels like lead. Grasp a length of red-hot metal that could be fresh from Mount Etna. Stand at a fiery forge and shed sweat by the gallon. Who wouldn’t ...

Professional blacksmith Fire debuts with a comprehensive guide to shaping metal into a wide range of objects, from spoons and bottle openers to door knockers and wall hooks. Noting that blacksmithing ...

Learn how a swage block simplifies blacksmithing, helping shape metal efficiently with versatile forms and traditional techniques.

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 ...

This article was taken from the November 2013 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...

Local blacksmith Robert Thomas, of Robert Thomas Iron Design, is making waves nationally with his new book, The Art & Craft of the Blacksmith: Techniques and Inspiration for the Modern Smith. Already ...

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 ...

Robert Thomas (left) works with Matt Garton to make a custom blacksmith tool at the RTID studio in North Charleston, S.C. Credit: Robert Thomas via AP Asked what it feels like to forge iron, Robert ...