It was only 2 degrees outside, but as I gripped the tongs, trying to hammer the glowing piece of steel clamped in its jaws, my leather glove began to smoke. I dropped the tongs with a yelp, and the ...

Blacksmithing was an essential trade during the canal era for producing and repairing iron goods. Class participants get hands-on education by making an S-hook and a fireplace poker. COSHOCTON − Briar ...

Now in his retirement years, John Dittmeier has found a place to house his collections and his tools gathered from a career spent forging metal through the danger of extreme heat and the wear of human ...