GRAPEVINE -- A pile of coal burns at 15,000 degrees in Jim White's workshop. Using tongs, White carefully places a crayon-size steel rod into the core of the fire and, in about a minute, the metal ...
One of the participants starts work on making a hook from steel. Image: (C) Tim Sandle One of the participants starts work on making a hook from steel. Image: (C) Tim Sandle How often do you take up ...
Heritage Forge in the Homestead Heritage Traditional Crafts Village north of Waco preserves the ancient art of blacksmithing. A blacksmith moves and molds the hot steel with a hammer, says Lynn ...
Damaged chisels are examined, reshaped, and heat treated to restore their edges and usability, demonstrating practical blacksmithing techniques and tool maintenance skills. Shopper, 63, is arrested ...