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Forging a C-spanner by hand

In this video, I take you through the process of forging a functional C-spanner from raw steel. From drawing out the handle ...
Both “Nixie” and “Steampunk” are getting a bit overused. It’s hard to count the number of clock projects we’ve seen recently that combine the two, and normally we’d be loath to feature yet another ...
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L.A. bladesmith Nicholas Berkofsky hand-forges stunning knives and jewelry that are designed to “feel good in the hand.” His first project after losing his home in the Eaton fire? A limited-edition ...
“There’s just a sort of ritual aspect to knives and cooks that I think is powerful,” says knife maker Will Griffin, of W.A. Griffin Blade Works. “The emotional connection you have to something that ...
Zoltan David frequently offers a piece of advice to his clients: “If you want the best from an artist, set him free.” For the 53-year-old metalsmith, freedom means spending as many as 70 hours ...
Best Made Co. has had an odd few years. First, Peter Buchanon Smith, the brand’s founder, left the company some ten years after starting it. Following his exit, Duluth Trading bought the brand. Then, ...
The art of forging dates to at least 4000BC and probably earlier. Metals such as bronze and wrought iron were forged by early man to produce hand toots and weapons of war. Forging of wrought iron and ...