It was only 2 degrees outside, but as I gripped the tongs, trying to hammer the glowing piece of steel clamped in its jaws, my leather glove began to smoke. I dropped the tongs with a yelp, and the ...

ATLANTA, Ind. (THE REPORTER) — The 43rd annual Indiana Blacksmithing Association (IBA) Conference is coming to the Tipton County Fairgrounds, 1200 S. Main St., Tipton, June 6 to 8, and Friday night’s ...

Richard Anderson has been a blacksmith and bladesmith for 30 years and makes custom blades for clients. Anderson teaches manufacturing and blacksmithing at Washburn Institute of Technology. Anderson ...

The metallic clang of hammers rang out at the Pioneer Village in Rison, where members of the Cleveland County 4-H Blacksmithing Club forged their own tent stakes from low-carbon steel. The club’s ...

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 ...