Blacksmiths were the high technologists of fabrication up until the industrial revolution gained momentum. At its core, this is the art and science of making any needed tool or mechanism out of metal.

From the time humans discovered fire, people have gathered around flames. Nathan and Cristy Walker have built a business around that fact. Nathan Walker, a blacksmith, teaches customers at Beach ...

Adam's Forge is a dark, high-ceilinged warehouse space in Los Angeles. It's set up with anvils, medieval-looking tools and black ovens that breathe fire. Recently, about a dozen people gathered for an ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

PITTSFIELD -- A hot forge is perhaps the last place you want to be on a Berkshire summer day. But blacksmith apprentice Spijk Selby and his teacher Jim Szalkucki don't seem to mind. They work well ...