The set-up looks old-school – a furnace, anvil and two blacksmiths hammering in tandem to coax a hot steel rod into a pair of tongs. But for Adam’s Forge in Los Angeles’ Glassell Park neighborhood, ...

In this video, I forge a simple pair of axe tongs designed to facilitate the forging process by securely gripping the axe through its eye. If you recognize this design, please share any links to where ...

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. Like he should ...

Regular readers will recognise this as the third part of a series exploring blacksmithing for those who have perhaps always fancied having a go but have never quite known where to start. It’s written ...

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The set-up looks old-school – a furnace, anvil and two blacksmiths hammering in tandem to coax a hot steel rod into a pair of tongs. But for Adam’s Forge in Los Angeles’ Glassell Park neighborhood, ...