There were two kinds of forges that blacksmith Joshua Meyer expected to encounter when he agreed to compete before millions of viewers on the TV series “Forged in Fire.” The first forge was the type ...

Hammer away at a piece of iron until your arm feels like lead. Grasp a length of red-hot metal that could be fresh from Mount Etna. Stand at a fiery forge and shed sweat by the gallon. Who wouldn’t ...

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 ...

FOSSTON, MN--This week’s Gem is keeping an old art form alive, and he says in the process, it saved his life. At nearly 15-hundred degrees, Tony Roed’s blade is hot and ready for his latest handmade ...

University of Dayton student Lucas Terry, a blacksmith/bladesmith from Stuebenville, appeared Oct. 26 on the History Channel competition show “Forged in Fire.” The show involved four contestants going ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Fans of the History Channel’s popular TV show, “Forged in Fire,” will have the chance to see the fiery domain of a Kalamazoo blacksmith lair Wednesday night. Combat Ready Art, owned by ...

On a whim, I popped into the Central Virginia Blacksmith Guild 25th Anniversary Hammer-In. The three-day event took place at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds March 10 - 12. I enjoyed the heck out ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — A couple that may never have met if not for the TV show, “Forged in Fire,” will soon have their business showcased on the popular History Channel show. Combat Ready Art, owned by Jon ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Boulder County 19-year-olds usually start the day going to college classes. That's true for Justin Simisky, but he's also forging his own path. "I call myself The Slacksmith," ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Blacksmith Experience hosted its fourth annual knife making competition on Saturday at the USS Alabama Battleship Park. Blacksmiths from around the area and the county ...

In the heat of the final round of the competition, 19-year-old blacksmith Jayden Simisky kept his cool. The task at hand was to create an elephant tusk sword — a massive weapon that, prior to its ...