Blacksmithing begins with mastering your tools. In this guide, we forge a hammer completely by hand using traditional techniques. Watch how raw steel is shaped under the hammer into one of the most ...

Watch a blacksmith forge practical tools by bending and twisting hot metal. Learn the techniques used to shape strong, functional pieces in the forge.

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 ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

HANOVER – Ray Larsen was in his mid-30s, an award-winning journalist who had shared a Pulitzer Prize, when he spotted the object that changed his life. A forge in a friend’s yard sparked a midlife ...

FLORENCE — Russell Wilson was gripping a hammer. A repetitive, metallic clang rang through the air each time he struck his target. His target, a hunk of blazing hot metal, molded to each strike. Jo ...