Darren Morawitz is reviving the ancient trade of blacksmithing in his garage, blending art with history in Salina.

A few small upgrades can change how the whole shop feels in blacksmithing and metalworking.

July 21, 2025 at 7:15 a.m. EDT44 minutes ago Beatrix Lockwood spoke to Caitlin Morris. Illustrations by Maya Scarpa for The Washington Post. Caitlin Morris is the owner of Ms. Caitlin’s School of ...

If you ever wanted to learn about blacksmithing, Samuel Dembitsky is your man. “If you want to know something, start asking questions,” the tall elderly man with a burly mustache quipped. “And if I ...

When Nicolas Wicks walked into a blacksmith's shop in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2011, he didn't know the visit would shape the rest of his life. As an American college student majoring in ecological ...

The village smithy celebrated in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1840 poem about blacksmiths glows again in Washington-area workshops lit by flaming forges. Blacksmithing is enjoying a revival as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gulf Coast Blacksmith Association president Jared Kattengell of New Orleans works in his shop, heating and hammering metal.

Blacksmiths were the high technologists of fabrication up until the industrial revolution gained momentum. At its core, this is the art and science of making any needed tool or mechanism out of metal.