For master blacksmith Steve Stone, an interest in metal work began when his dad taught him how to weld when he was young. This hobby would later help jumpstart a career in horseshoe-making. “I really ...

Forge welding takes more than just heating metal until it glows. Learn the first essential principle every beginner ...

Explore my one-car garage blacksmith shop, built after four years of blacksmithing classes where I learned to create ...

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.

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Owen Kelsey raises his hammer and brings it crashing down on a cherry red-hot piece of metal resting on an anvil, twisting and flattening the piece with each stroke. “If you keep the ...

In the simple surrounds of a former milking parlour on a family farm nestled in the heart of the Glens of Antrim, a modern local artist is bringing an ancient rural skill back to life. People of all ...

Conrad Hicks is a distinguished metalworker and designer. Graduating with distinction in Art and Design from The Cape Technikon in 1986, he specializes in hand-forged metalwork, both in sculpture and ...