A journeyman blacksmith, Talon Cavender-Wilson melds traditional Scandinavian metal working skills with design and art from his Dakota roots and beyond. Talon Cavender-Wilson decided he wanted to ...
Not every blacksmithing project is about art — sometimes it’s about making the right tool. In this video, I forge a C-spanner ...
Virginia Artist-blacksmith Nol Putnam talks art, mythology and forging metal. Artist-blacksmith Nol Putnam employs centuries-old techniques to make art out of iron and steel. Over four decades, Nol ...
Darla Selander is 57 years old, 5-foot-nothing and can do more pushups than you. She also likes red leather jackets, diamond earrings and—above all—her rough, calloused hands. All of these are ...
COLUMBIA — On a Saturday in April, David Bush was working over a portable coal-fired forge outside the Olympia Mill Village Museum. The coals burned hot. Orange, yellow and blue flames licked towards ...
After my visit to the Living History Park in North Augusta last month, where the Phillip Simmons Blacksmithing Guild held what they call a “Hammer-In” demonstration, I was hooked on the craft. My ...