Here’s a blacksmith turning 4 inch framing nails into buckles. In the clip after the break he starts by heating and bending the nail around a square form. Next the excess gets cut off and both sides ...

The nail header was one of the most important tools in any colonial-era blacksmith's shop, and the moment wire nails came off factory machines it became a historical artifact overnight. Watching one ...

Blacksmith Phil Trabel shows off a nail he just made. "A really good blacksmith could make 2 to 3 nails a minute" Trabel said. The Moravian Blacksmith Shop located on Main St. Bethlehem is open to the ...

Jim Slining, a blacksmith from Scotts, Michigan, has a few theories as to why interest in his profession is growing in the United States. “First, taking something that’s a very unyielding material and ...

This 4-hour class is ideal for the beginner blacksmith with little to no experience. We will start with the basics, and within the first hour students will be forging their own nails. From there, ...