A cone hardy is a useful tool for bending and shaping metal. This video demonstrates how one is forged along with several hooks. The process highlights traditional blacksmithing craftsmanship.

For do-it-yourselfers, repairing dents or shaping metal can be challenging enough, without attempting either without the right tools. As a hands-on guy, Curt Strohacker realized the right tools could ...

What do you do when you have an old truck that has major body damage or so much rust that your body panels have disintegrated? If the damage is beyond the relief of simple hammer and dollies, then ...

Metal Union Speed Shop in Lilburn, Georgia might not be the oldest shop around, but while taking a walk through their impressive facility, one would never know that they've been in business less than ...

Retired blacksmith John Dittmeier will give a lecture on blacksmithing at the Athens-Clarke County Library. He learned blacksmithing from Bill Gichner, a renowned blacksmith and tool collector. The ...