A calm look at blacksmithing craft, where each hammer blow shapes metal with care, precision, and traditional shop skill.

A 50,000-pound hammer has become operational at Canton Drop Forge in Perry Township. The hammer is part of an $18.5 million investment, allowing the company to produce larger parts. Canton Drop Forge ...

This section of the industry may be classified as jobbing with quantities generally small varying from one off to perhaps 100 off. Tooling for producing open die work may consist of flat or shaped ...

First, welding began to replace riveting in ship-and plane-building (TIME. Dec. 15). Now cast steel is replacing forged steel, and in tanks it is replacing both riveted and welded armor plate.

In this video, I forge a cross peen hammer for the first time, inspired by traditional Swedish style. The process is enjoyable and the final result is satisfying. #forging #crosspeenhammer #forgingham ...

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 ...