It was a bit of a surprise then to see the RevSpace forge, and I found myself borrowing a blacksmith’s apron to protect my smart officewear and grabbing a bit of rebar. I set to and made a ...

It is an incredible amount of work to forge a pair of fireplace tongs. Like, this blacksmith should be awarded with a medal that lets everyone know that they should pat him on the back.

But blacksmithing never felt alien ... along with equipment ranging from anvils and tongs to air-driven power hammers. First, I needed a forge. I considered buying a gas-powered model, but ...

His three-level program was adopted by the national Artistic Blacksmith's Association, and it routinely sells out here at Adam's Forge. "It's exciting for me. There are a lot of people developing ...

A group of Melbourne women are forging a path in ... now starting to work as a paid blacksmith.Credit: Simon O'Dwyer You want a wrought iron gate? A set of tongs for the fire?

Regular readers will recognise this as the third part of a series exploring blacksmithing ... of tongs, though we can’t promise in advance the quality of the finished article. My usual forging ...