In 1857, a telegraph lineman walked into the shop of a Chicago blacksmith with a conundrum: the jaw on one half of his pliers broke while on the job, and he needed a replacement. The German-born ...

Students in the Mystic Seaport's Basic Blacksmithing class work on creating metal gate latches in the 1885 James Driggs Shipsmith Shop at the Mystic Seaport on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The six-week ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. FARMINGTON — The Western Maine Blacksmith Association is offering a variety ...