Your hammers are what connect you to the work, and can be as individual as the preferences of the blacksmiths themselves. There is no “right” answer to the question of what hammer you should ...

A Gentle Hammer: “I use solid stock and ... “Someone asked me to copy one of the pieces done by Jack Brubaker, an artist-blacksmith. He works in a very fluid, organic style.

Like the Temple of Hephaestus perched on the outskirts of Athens, the slightly less-ancient Blacksmith of Trenton shop sits in a remote corner of the city, well away from the State House and the ...

After proper safety equipment and good training, a blacksmith may want to invest is power hammer to replace at least some of the heavy hammer work needed to shape hot metal. Power hammers aren’t ...

He doesn’t use glue or anything, and everything in his shop he made — hammers, stools, blades. He’s true to the original blacksmith trade. And, there is not a person with a bigger heart ...

On a whim, I popped into the Central Virginia Blacksmith Guild 25th Anniversary Hammer-In. The three-day event took place at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds March 10 - 12. I enjoyed the heck out ...