Apr. 3—For master blacksmith Steve Stone, an interest in metal work began when his dad taught him how to weld when he was young. This hobby would later help jumpstart a career in horseshoe-making. "I ...

Watch the incredible process of forging a nutcracker completely by hand — no machines, no shortcuts. A raw piece of steel is transformed through heat, hammer, and skill into a functional piece of art.

Adam's Forge is a dark, high-ceilinged warehouse space in Los Angeles. It's set up with anvils, medieval-looking tools and black ovens that breathe fire. Recently, about a dozen people gathered for an ...

As a young man, Dean Crumpacker discovered he loved the way metal moved with heat and hammer. He began doing metal sculpture in the 1970s, inspired by a visit to a exhibit at the and by metal shop ...

The set-up looks old-school – a furnace, anvil and two blacksmiths hammering in tandem to coax a hot steel rod into a pair of tongs. But for Adam’s Forge in Los Angeles’ Glassell Park neighborhood, ...