When Leslie Tharp began her career as a metal artist in 2009, the metalworking community in north central Florida was quite small. “You really had to leave the state to go anywhere,” Tharp said in her ...

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A far north Queensland blacksmith is pivoting his business after a surge in interest from people wanting to learn the ancient trade. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, ...

The ancient art of blacksmithing is alive and well in Carroll County. The Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland held a weekend-long class teaching students how to make jingle bells ahead of the holiday ...

Years ago, Shaun Williams began hammering his own armor out of cold sheet metal to wear to a Renaissance festival at Snyder Park in Fort Lauderdale. He later graduated to a blowtorch and eventually ...

Richard Anderson has been a blacksmith and bladesmith for 30 years and makes custom blades for clients. Anderson teaches manufacturing and blacksmithing at Washburn Institute of Technology. Anderson ...

At the Clifton Forge School of the Arts, they have a range of courses. “We have jarring and painting, pottery, different kinds of glasswork -- stained glass, infused glass," explains Laura Rainone, ...

For information on SWVA Together with Veterans, email [email protected]. RURAL RETREAT, Va. — Metal met fire recently inside a picnic shelter at Rural Retreat Lake when a group dedicated to ...

A second Charleston college is offering its students an opportunity to learn hands-on about blacksmithing and ironwork, as interest for the historical craft continues to grow. This renewed attraction ...

A non-profit in Lake Luzerne that is one of the few places to learn the centuries-old blacksmithing trade celebrated a long-awaited expansion Wednesday. The Adirondack Folk School has been preserving ...

ROCKWELL — Hanging in front of James “Jeep” Sabo’s house is a handmade sign that reads, “Jeep’s Forge School of Blacksmithing.” Behind his inconspicuous house is a small village of sheds and shops ...