GAYLORD — A rhythmic hammering is established as blacksmith George Magsig strikes and shapes the tip of a red hot steel bar on the anvil before returning it to the fiery forge for additional heating. ...
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Blacksmith prides themselves on creating handcrafted iron work that’s not only functional, but beautiful. Brian Kramp is at their new location seeing why almost anything is ...
Kent and I have been together for 25 years. As our eldest approaches 22 years old, we have just welcomed our 6th baby. Starting out young, we worked many jobs to support ourselves over the years. We ...
LOWELL — Carl Close Jr. is an expert blacksmith with an artist’s soul. He turns out simple nails and historical tools at demonstrations and Revolutionary War reenactments. He hand-forges and sculpts ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A Lowcountry family is working to preserve ironwork in the area and the legacy of one man who propelled the art forward. For the last 57 years, Carlton Simmons has been ...
Retired blacksmith John Dittmeier will give a lecture on blacksmithing at the Athens-Clarke County Library. He learned blacksmithing from Bill Gichner, a renowned blacksmith and tool collector. The ...
Always wanted to try blacksmithing? Now's your chance to set up a session for you and / or your friends with the one and only Milwaukee Blacksmith. Kent Knapp and his family – aka Milwaukee Blacksmith ...
There are easier ways to open a beer than hammering hot iron, sure. But I bet the hops never tasted as sweet as they do at the end of this project. The five-minute video by John Rigoni of Rigoni Iron ...
Over a century ago, a Hungarian ornamental blacksmith named Martin Rose packed his bags and moved to Cleveland. This might seem like a strange move after spending time in Budapest and Vienna, where he ...
"Failure is not falling; it’s falling and not getting back up. Push yourself. Choosing to do something, even if it means I’m learning how to do it while I’m doing it has taken me from being a beginner ...