When Leslie Tharp began her career as a metal artist in 2009, the metalworking community in north central Florida was quite small. “You really had to leave the state to go anywhere,” Tharp said in her ...

An elective at Ontario College of Art and Design changed Jen Lipski’s life, turning her into an “accidental blacksmith.” “I went to OCAD in Toronto to become a wildlife painter, and in my last ...

Stroll around Market Square and you’re sure to spot Peter Happny’s handiwork. From the goddess Ceres atop Ceres Bakery on Penhallow Street to the Piscataqua Savings Bank sign on Pleasant Street, ...

Perched on a stool behind an anvil and a 5-pound mallet, the expert blacksmith and knife maker waited for the first group of patrons who signed up for a session with the "Angry Giant." But Jason ...

In the poem The Village Blacksmith, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow offers this description of the blacksmith. “His hair is crisp and black and long, His face is like the tan. His brow is wet with honest ...

Years ago, Shaun Williams began hammering his own armor out of cold sheet metal to wear to a Renaissance festival at Snyder Park in Fort Lauderdale. He later graduated to a blowtorch and eventually ...

KALAMAZOO Rachel David has an easygoing nature and a laugh in her voice. One wouldn't expect that her favorite thing to do is take steel, "bring it up to about 2,200 degrees and smash the crap out of ...

If learning a new crafting skill is one of your New Year’s resolutions, three maker spaces in Salt Lake County are ready to help. These three spaces welcome even the greenest of beginners and offer ...

♪ KAREN: AS THE HAMMER CLANKS AND THE SPARKS FLY, VINNY ANFUSO POUNDS OUT A FIREPLACE TOOL. [CLANGING] KAREN: THE PROFESSIONAL BLACKSMITH RUNS HIS SHOP, THE GREENFIELD FORGE, OUT OF A CENTURY-OLD WOOL ...

In an era of invisible, cloud-based commerce, Brian’s Welding is an old-school business, full of metal and machinery. This month, the welders went even more retro, gathering around an anvil and ...

I know, I know. You've been reading my columns and watching my exploits for a year or two now, and all the while you've been thinking: She should be a blacksmith. Dear reader, this one's for you. I ...