This video demonstrates the step by step process of forging Poz tongs, focusing on material selection, controlled hammering, ...

For the past few months we’ve been running this series of Blacksmithing For The Uninitiated posts, exploring the art of forge work for a novice. It’s based upon my experience growing up around a ...

John Gruber, The Surly Anvil, demonstrating a gauntlet build. The ringing sound of hammers on steel echoed through the valley at the Smith Mill Works, a small business community in West Asheville. The ...

Regular readers will recognise this as the third part of a series exploring blacksmithing for those who have perhaps always fancied having a go but have never quite known where to start. It’s written ...

A satisfying look at skilled blacksmithing on the anvil, showing precise hammer control, clean forging techniques, and metal moving under the hammer.

Anvils have been around since ancient times. Basically, anvils are used to forge and shape metal. The first anvils were made of stone, then bronze, then wrought iron, then steel-faced wrought iron, ...