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 ...

Blacksmiths were the high technologists of fabrication up until the industrial revolution gained momentum. At its core, this is the art and science of making any needed tool or mechanism out of metal.

The rhythmic clang of a hammer striking metal echoed through a tool-packed workshop on a recent morning at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes. With each hammer blow to the anvil, a ...

Indie game developer Floodgate Crew and publisher Awaken Realms have officially launched Blacksmith: Ignite The Forge this morning on Steam. If you haven't checked the game out yet, this is a mix of ...

Many people have a misconception that all blacksmiths make horseshoes. “The truth of the matter is that most blacksmiths wouldn’t evenget near a horse, since they bite and kick,” said Albin ...

While modern technology offers improvements — such as gas-powered forges, pneumatic hammers, and advances in metallurgy — Luark prefers to use the old-fashioned techniques and tools of traditional ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...