KALAMAZOO, MI — Artist and blacksmith Jon Reeves faces temperatures of almost 3,000 degrees at his forge in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo. Located in the Park Trades Center, his studio, Combat Ready ...

FRANKENMUTH, MI — Visitors to Frankenmuth can now try their hand at the art of blacksmithing and forge their own knife, magic wand, rune pendant and more at the Bavarian Blacksmith Experience. The new ...

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Turning trash into a beautiful Damascus masterpiece! Witness the ultimate alchemy of blacksmithing as I transform rusty scrap metal (old chains, bolts, and car parts) into a stunning Damascus steel ...

In his Armada garage, Eric Hemker wears a full face shield, a baseball cap and noise-cancelling headphones blasting anything from screamo heavy-metal music to Frank Sinatra. He used to just spend time ...

TUCKED away in a railway arch beneath Peckham train station lies a workshop. Here, the blacksmiths of Blenheim Forge toil away making kitchen knives. But these are not just any old blades. These are ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Dave McConnell usually crafts utilitarian and ornamental items at his North Woods Forge — items like hunting knives and camp hatchets, stair rails and door handles, even a chandelier.

Leila Haddad was making cutlery when many children her age were learning how to use it. "My earliest memory of making knives was when I was about six; my dad showed me how to forge the steel," she ...

In Georgian mythology, the blacksmith is often portrayed as a magical figure endowed with superhuman strength—sometimes even ...

Blenheim Forge is an example of what happens when friends take an arguably ill-advised idea and run with it. Knife-making started out as a hobby for Jon Warshawsky, 32, and his friends James ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- So, this summer getting too hot for you? Try being a blacksmith -- not because you have to because it's your job, but because it's fun. Members of the Chesapeake Forge ...