Ken Kurtz cranks a blower as its gears scream, stoking flames in the blacksmith’s forge, the center of the coals reaching more than 2,000 degrees. He removes a piece of metal from its resting place in ...

JACKSON, Ga. — Blacksmith careers have sharply declined following the rise of modern machinery. While most steel and iron goods are mass-produced, there are plenty of people who keep the historic ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- So, this summer getting too hot for you? Try being a blacksmith -- not because you have to because it's your job, but because it's fun. Members of the Chesapeake Forge ...

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 ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Tidewater Blacksmith’s Guild is dedicated to preserving the craft of blacksmithing and increasing public awareness. Get to know more about them and how you can take part ...

The Max Carey Blacksmith Guild has a legacy of blacksmiths dating back to prominent blacksmith Orville (Pug) Carey, who had his blacksmith shop near the rail roadtracks at the foot of McDonald Street ...

AMONG THE many interesting people in our little community are two blacksmiths. You may have noticed the work of Dutch Forge Blacksmiths in June at the Savage Fest. The father and son who make up the ...

COLUMBIA — On a Saturday in April, David Bush was working over a portable coal-fired forge outside the Olympia Mill Village Museum. The coals burned hot. Orange, yellow and blue flames licked towards ...

Members of the Ocmulgee Blacksmith Guild set up their forges at Fort McAllister State Historic Park in south Bryan County Saturday to help some area Boy Scouts earn their metalwork merit badges.