“There’s a story in our family that centers around an antique piece of furniture that I’d like to verify.” This inquiry came from a former customer, hoping to be able to leave with verifiable ...

Jim Slining, a blacksmith from Scotts, Michigan, has a few theories as to why interest in his profession is growing in the United States. “First, taking something that’s a very unyielding material and ...

Two slow pulls on the great bellows and the fire glowed. From beneah a heap of soft coal, the blacksmith pulled a thin stick of iron that looked as if it had been dipped in flames, and laid it on an ...