Blacksmiths in Colorado use their anvils to turn guns into gardening tools, reshaping America’s gun culture one strike of the hammer at a time. This is the work of the “Swords to Plows” initiative of ...
MISSOULA, Mont. — Frank McKinney, a blacksmith and American history buff in Alberton, spends much of his time in his garage. There, he has a collection of forges — the furnaces where blacksmiths heat ...
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Forging one of the oldest tools

A traditional blacksmithing process recreates one of the oldest tools, showing forging techniques, shaping, and the history ...
In this video, I demonstrate how I set up a small blacksmith shop to make my own knives and tools at a lower cost. I ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Turning guns into garden tools is the goal behind Swords to Plowshares. One of the faces behind the initiative is a retired bishop who is traveling around the country and made ...
WALTHAM - A Massachusetts blacksmith is doing something unique with old weapons, melting down guns taken off the streets and turning them into garden tools. "Move metal is what blacksmiths say," said ...
Photo by Peter Cihelka /The Free Lance-Star via AP Justin Jennings fashions a chef's knife at Black Horse Forge in Stafford County, Va. FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Steve Hotz found his groove in ...
Flurries of sparks and intense heat don’t seem to faze the blacksmith apprentices of Lizama’s Forge. Each one looks calm as they focus on their tasks. Sean Lizama, the son of master blacksmith Frank ...
MISSOULA (AP) — Frank McKinney, a blacksmith and American history buff in Alberton, spends much of his time in his garage. There, he has a collection of forges — the furnaces where blacksmiths heat ...