But, Briggs says, the old-time blacksmith who makes a full-time living creating things from scratch is harder to find. For McNally, it was simply a matter of time and finding the right mentor, Tom ...

Like many garages in Armada, Hemker’s is filled with Blake’s Hard Cider and tools. The only difference? Hemker hand-made some ...

Thousands of years ago, a highly skilled blacksmith hammered away in a workshop, forging iron into swords, wheels or other complex objects. The “master blacksmith” is long gone but, as archaeologists ...

Built about a year after the original Hoover blacksmith shop in West Branch, this old barn on the Lloyd Henderson farm north of West Branch was dismantled to provide much of the material for ...

While modern technology offers improvements — such as gas-powered forges, pneumatic hammers, and advances in metallurgy — Luark prefers to use the old-fashioned techniques and tools of traditional ...

FROMBERG - The first impression upon walking in the door of Edwards Blacksmith Shop is of an enclosed junkyard. The only way through the workshop is a foot-wide dirt floor that winds from the front ...

Vern Grashorn of Louisville, Neb., uses a mallet to forge a piece of metal during the barbecue fork-making demonstration. The longtime welder spends his nights and weekends blacksmithing items big and ...

Demonstrator Tim Lemmon pounds a red-hot piece of metal into a horseshoe during the Hammer-In in Carlinville on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. Tim Lemmon begins fabricating a horseshoe during the Hammer-In ...

AUGUST ADVENTURING? It can take on so many fun forms, with road trips, theme park days, boardwalk afternoons, and beach time at the top of many lists. But combining a warm-weather experience with a ...