James Anderson’s Blacksmith Shop in Colonial Williamsburg is a world of activity. With forges fired up, hammers hit away at metal, hand-held files grind down fine detail work and sunlight seeps ...

Blacksmith Anthony Tratnyek uses bellows to stoke a fire in the hearth Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in the re-creation of the 1750 blacksmith shop in the Colonial Industrial Quarter in Bethlehem. The ...

Jay Close, a master blacksmith trained at Colonial Williamsburg, visits the reconstructed blacksmith's shop at Fort Vancouver offering demonstrations on making iron utensils the very old fashioned way ...

Hammer away at a piece of iron until your arm feels like lead. Grasp a length of red-hot metal that could be fresh from Mount Etna. Stand at a fiery forge and shed sweat by the gallon. Who wouldn’t ...

Clangs echoed throughout the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum this weekend as dozens of blacksmiths from around the area shared knowledge, materials and jokes at the 28th annual Blacksmith ...