I built a fully functional blacksmithing forge using scrap steel and a recycled brake drum - all for about €20! Watch as I assemble the forge and prepare for exciting metalworking projects.

Part one follows the forging of a practical tool while demonstrating metal shaping and traditional techniques that help develop core blacksmithing skills.

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 ...

One of the participants starts work on making a hook from steel. Image: (C) Tim Sandle How often do you take up the challenge of trying something different? Arts and crafts provide an interesting ...

Indie game developer Floodgate Crew and publisher Awaken Realms have officially launched Blacksmith: Ignite The Forge this morning on Steam. If you haven't checked the game out yet, this is a mix of ...

In the bright sunshine Saturday afternoon, Feb. 3, hammers clinked on metal with the background thrum of a propane-fired portable forge in the parking lot of Creative Spark Studio. Over about two ...