Explore different anvils and anvil substitutes, comparing materials, sizes, and uses to help blacksmiths choose the right ...

One of the biggest challenges facing the aspiring blacksmith is procuring the tools of the trade. And that means tackling the unenviable task of finding a decent anvil. Sure, one can buy an ASO — ...

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Heating, hammering, bending and shaping allows Steve LaPaugh to explore endless possibilities in blacksmithing. The old art of hammer and anvil has taken on new life behind his Denbigh home. “My ...

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 ...

Like the Temple of Hephaestus perched on the outskirts of Athens, the slightly less-ancient Blacksmith of Trenton shop sits in a remote corner of the city, well away from the State House and the rest ...

A blacksmith in Rigaud, Que., is taking to social media in search of the prized anvil he lost last Friday. The anvil fell out of Michael Appugliese's trailer when he was in nearby Hudson, leading to a ...