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The blacksmith anvil is central to almost all operations when forging hot iron - making it a super important purchase for an aspiring smith. To complicate matters, anvils are expensive...

Whether you are a beginner who is brand spank’in new to blacksmithing, or you are a grizzled vet with calloused hands, it is worthwhile to review the fundamental...

Why would you want to do that? What is it useful for? Is there even any money in it? These are all...pragmatic questions.

A blacksmith is a person who forges objects of iron." While this is technically true, it's not really helpful...

What is it about blacksmiths and beards? Many blacksmiths seem to have SOME form of facial hair...

There is something magical about smithing at night. The forge's dancing embers brilliantly disrupting the cool crepuscular sky line with its thermal glow.....

...it got me thinking just how easy it is to repurpose an object as an anvil. In order to be an anvil, an object really only needs to meet a couple requirements...

Tools.....WHO CARES! Tool obsession that misses the main point, I see it all too often. How many guitar players do you know that spend more time obsessing over their gear than they do playing? How many car enthusiasts...

Blacksmith forges are straightforward. They have one job: to heat up a piece of steel so that you may...

Blacksmithing is unique among arts and crafts in that you can’t actually touch whatever it is you are working on. You must always interact with your stock via a pair of tongs...