Blacksmithing begins with mastering your tools. In this guide, we forge a hammer completely by hand using traditional techniques. Watch how raw steel is shaped under the hammer into one of the most ...

Photo by Peter Cihelka /The Free Lance-Star via AP Justin Jennings fashions a chef's knife at Black Horse Forge in Stafford County, Va. FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Steve Hotz found his groove in ...

A blacksmithing project that shows how practical camping tools can be forged from steel. The process highlights shaping heating and finishing techniques to create durable gear for outdoor trips.

Blacksmiths in Colorado use their anvils to turn guns into gardening tools, reshaping America’s gun culture one strike of the hammer at a time. This is the work of the “Swords to Plows” initiative of ...

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 ...

Kennametal milling cutters bust through forging scale to reduce tooling costs by half and triple productivity. With Kennametal milling cutters, Premium Frac Pumps can achieve 80 to 100 cu-in. per ...

Blacksmithing in Kingdom Com: Deliverance 2 offers you a hands-on experience that wasn’t available in the first game. As a blacksmith’s son, Henry starts his journey with some basic knowledge of the ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...