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Forging a C-spanner by hand

In this video, I take you through the process of forging a functional C-spanner from raw steel. From drawing out the handle ...
Coletta, who came to blacksmithing through a business in structural steel, said that his building requirements were small – 400 square feet of space, with a concrete floor – and that the old ...
Sucre's Blacksmith Guilds Today - A comprehensive travel guide with practical tips and insights. The post Forging Identity: Sucre’s Blacksmith Guilds Today appeared first on The Daily Dive.
Anvils have been around since ancient times. Basically, anvils are used to forge and shape metal. The first anvils were made of stone, then bronze, then wrought iron, then steel-faced wrought iron, ...
Only 100 or so blacksmiths still make full-time livings from their craft. Rosita Boland visits one of them in his workshop in Co Tipperary. Ablacksmith is one of those slightly mysterious craftsmen ...
PORT TOWNSEND — After working as a blacksmith most of his life, Jim Garrett found it natural to forge ahead as an anvil manufacturer in 2007. After all, he pounds out and shapes metal for a living ...
When most of us think of forge work, the image that comes to our mind is likely to be a rather traditional one, of the village blacksmith’s shop, roaring coke-fired hearths, and an anvil ringing to ...
One of our tipsters sent in a great video showing how to make knives out of old broken drill bits. It comes from [The Art of Weapons] YouTube channel which is run by a 15 year old from the UK. He’s ...
University of Dayton student Lucas Terry, a blacksmith/bladesmith from Stuebenville, appeared Oct. 26 on the History Channel competition show “Forged in Fire.” The show involved four contestants going ...
A far north Queensland blacksmith is pivoting his business after a surge in interest from people wanting to learn the ancient trade. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, ...