A 21-year-old who shunned university to forge a career as a traditional blacksmith while he was still a teenager is hoping to inspire more young people into the ancient trade. Jay Cardall took up the ...

Mark Johnstone Hopper has a simple job description. “I hit things with a hammer — for a reason.” Others fill out his resume. “I’m unbelievably impressed with his passion and craftsmanship. It’s the ...

In this video, a traditional potato hoe is forged from raw steel using classic blacksmithing techniques. Each step of the ...

Walking down the block Saturdays in Rocheport, clangs of the local blacksmith George B. Robb II are bound to reach the ear. For close to 38 years, Robb has honed his skills as a blacksmith and learned ...

A 21-year-old who shunned university to forge a career as a traditional blacksmith while he was still a teenager is hoping to inspire more young people into the ancient trade. Did you know with a ...

In the poem The Village Blacksmith, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow offers this description of the blacksmith. “His hair is crisp and black and long, His face is like the tan. His brow is wet with honest ...

And while he uses the traditional blacksmithing method of fastening steel pieces together with hand-made rivets, and can make welds with the forge, he'll sometimes opt to use his electric welder for a ...

A 21-year-old who rejected university is forging a career as a traditional blacksmith. Jay Cardall left joinery after finding it repetitive and joined a 17th century smithy in Derbyshire aged 19. He ...

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