The unassuming 77-year-old has seen his work take him all over the world, while remaining firmly rooted in the Welsh hills.

Zion Township's Summer Work Program participants will be treated to a special demonstration by blacksmith John Biewer Thursday, July 19, as part of a collaboration between the township, Lake County ...

Using heat and strength, Walter Scadden molds metal into intricate patterns in his blacksmith shop on Adams Street. The blacksmith eschews conventional blacksmith staples such as horseshoes and tools ...

CARBONDALE ” Who could have guessed that an inquisitive, young blacksmith working on a ranch 20 years ago for $6 an hour could have turned a molehill into a mountain? That is, a mountain of metal. A ...

When Leslie Tharp began her career as a metal artist in 2009, the metalworking community in north central Florida was quite small. “You really had to leave the state to go anywhere,” Tharp said in her ...

Mark Johnstone Hopper has a simple job description. “I hit things with a hammer — for a reason.” Others fill out his resume. “I’m unbelievably impressed with his passion and craftsmanship. It’s the ...

While Philip Simmons remains synonymous with blacksmithing in Charleston, a new generation is seizing the trade locally and giving it a more contemporary twist in the 21st century. Aided by a heritage ...

The Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will host its annual Blacksmith Days at the Carroll County Farm Museum, celebrating a long practiced tradition of heating metal in scorching forges and shaping ...

Eight years ago, Christopher Holt came across a dusty old blacksmith shop in Wales. From the moment he entered the shop and heated his first piece of hot steel, he knew it was something he wanted to ...