Before modern machinery, tools like the froe were essential for shaping wood. This video shows the process of forging one in the blacksmith’s forge.

Hooks are one of the most useful things a new blacksmith can make. They get used wherever they end up and are used in many projects. Students will use various tools and jigs to speed up production.

Watch a blacksmith forge practical tools by bending and twisting hot metal. Learn the techniques used to shape strong, functional pieces in the forge.

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 ...

Blacksmith Seth Pauley remembers the first time he felt the magic of his craft. He was making a gardening trowel, and he struck the steel with his hammer just right. “It felt like hitting a piece of ...