It was only 2 degrees outside, but as I gripped the tongs, trying to hammer the glowing piece of steel clamped in its jaws, my leather glove began to smoke. I dropped the tongs with a yelp, and the ...

People interested in learning traditional metalworking skills can register for new fall blacksmithing workshops at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's blacksmithing center in Vergennes, according to ...