In this video, a simple pair of axe tongs is forged to enhance the blacksmithing process by effectively gripping the axe ...

Regular readers will recognise this as the third part of a series exploring blacksmithing for those who have perhaps always fancied having a go but have never quite known where to start. It’s written ...

This series exploring the history of blacksmithing begins with artist and blacksmith David Petersen examining early inronwork - including weapons made from meteorites - and the skills of the Celtic ...

With a large group gathered around him, blacksmith Peter Ross carefully forges two pieces of iron together into what will become a pair of blacksmith’s tongs. As he works, he takes questions from his ...

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 ...

There is a ritual and subtle rhythm to Michael Murphy’s every movement as a blacksmith — in his 1800s style workspace at the Tallahassee Museum, he dances between the anvil and the bellows with tongs ...