For master blacksmith Steve Stone, an interest in metal work began when his dad taught him how to weld when he was young. This hobby would later help jumpstart a career in horseshoe-making. “I really ...

In this video, we explore an easy blacksmithing project that demonstrates how to forge weld high carbon steel to mild steel for tool making, specifically a woodturning tool. **Index of Operation and ...

Industrial robots that do welding and metal fabrication are getting both a lot smaller and a lot larger, depending on the size of the company using them and the type of welding configurations they ...

Andreas Hornsteiner works in his Rebel Mountain Forge near Trego on Dec. 13. The 552-pound anvil he is using is one he brought with him from Germany. He has been using it since he was 10 years old.

Only a couple centuries ago, if somebody claimed they could hold lightning in their hand to fuse steel, they would stand a pretty good chance of being burned at the stake for witchcraft. Luckily, ...

As chief engineer for all resistance and forge welding activities at the Edison Welding Institute, Jerry Gould has focused on resistance spot welding and coated-sheet steels. He has published more ...

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A 21-year-old who shunned university to forge a career as a traditional blacksmith while he was still a teenager in ...