A look at forging practical, durable tools designed specifically for camping and outdoor use. From shaping steel to finishing ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Frank McKinney, a blacksmith and American history buff in Alberton, spends much of his time in his garage. There, he has a collection of forges — the furnaces where blacksmiths heat ...

Go inside the blacksmith shop to learn fundamental techniques. This guide shows you how to master bending and twisting hot metal with precision to forge durable and awesome tools for your workshop.

He started blacksmithing a couple of years ago to make decorative steel frames for the intricate, multi-layered silhouette ‘‘pictures'' he makes by cutting out his hand-drawn designs from plate steel ...