Instructor Bob Hungerman, left, looks on a Chris Wharton of Baltimore works on shaping a piece of metal with a cross peen hammer during a Blacksmith 101 course, offered by The Blacksmith Guild of ...

In this video, watch as a skilled blacksmith forges a cross peen hammer by hand. The process includes selecting the right ...

One of the participants starts work on making a hook from steel. Image: (C) Tim Sandle One of the participants starts work on making a hook from steel. Image: (C) Tim Sandle How often do you take up ...

Power hammers are only as good as their dies. In this video, I show you how I forged a custom die from scratch — from shaping and hardening the steel to fitting it on the hammer — all with simple ...

For do-it-yourselfers, repairing dents or shaping metal can be challenging enough, without attempting either without the right tools. As a hands-on guy, Curt Strohacker realized the right tools could ...

In the past we've presented metal-shaping articles that proved the average inexperienced Joe can create just about anything from a flat sheet of steel, provided he has access to the right tools. The ...

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 ...