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 ...

A somber voice as if from the past guided blacksmithing student Paul Zimmerman Saturday in Willow Street. "Heat that back up and whale on it!" the voice cried. Zimmerman returned his quarter-inch ...

Steve Austin of Austin’s Iron Works in Claycomo forges a scroll detail for a gate. He’s been a blacksmith for 43 years and his work is in such prestigious homes as that of philanthropist Julia Irene ...

Retired blacksmith John Dittmeier will give a lecture on blacksmithing at the Athens-Clarke County Library. He learned blacksmithing from Bill Gichner, a renowned blacksmith and tool collector. The ...