Having talked in general about the origins of this series and then about hearths, we’ll move on in the next part of this series to the anvil. It’s the most iconic of blacksmith’s tooling ...

Each part of the anvil has a purpose, and when used together, they can help a blacksmith make almost any shape out of a hot piece of metal. Anvils have been around since ancient times, and they're ...

But, if you want to craft one yourself, you will need steel and seashells and to craft it at a blacksmith's anvil inside a ...