James Anderson’s Blacksmith Shop in Colonial Williamsburg is a world of activity. With forges fired up, hammers hit away at metal, hand-held files grind down fine detail work and sunlight seeps ...

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Blacksmith Anthony Tratnyek uses bellows to stoke a fire in the hearth Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in the re-creation of the 1750 blacksmith shop in the Colonial Industrial Quarter in Bethlehem. The ...

In one tent stood Randy McDaniel, the blacksmith from Pennsylvania, the owner of ExPRESSive Metals, the user of the hydraulic forging press. In another tent stood Ken Schwarz, the blacksmith from ...

If you're like many families with kids, you might be considering what to do for summer vacation. You might be heading down to Colonial Williamsburg or up to Sturbridge to get a glimpse of what ...

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 ...

When you think of a blacksmith, you probably think back to colonial times, a rugged, Founding Father-type with rolled-up sleeves, hammering away on an anvil. But the art form is alive and well today, ...