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“This is the heart of everything,” says blacksmith Mark Gilsdorf, pointing to the small propane forge inside his workspace at Essex Studios in Walnut Hills. “I have coal forges too, but I can’t use ...

Each week, we seek expert advice to help a small or medium-sized business overcome a key issue. Mac Osborne fires up his propane forge and his shop fills with a whooshing sound. He pops a 3/8-inch ...

The propane-powered forges at the hammer-in are circular and about one foot in diameter. Traditional coal-fired forges are usually found only at historic sites, such as Fort Vancouver. “We’re ...

Wood-fired forges burn cleaner than forges that require coal. I want to start blacksmithing. What’s the difference between wood-burning forges and coal-burning forges? And can you really get a ...

There’s no real need for the skills of a blacksmith these days, but that doesn’t stop devotees of the art — and science — from gathering around the forge at the Freetown Historical Society on ...

Adam's Forge is a dark, high-ceilinged warehouse space in Los Angeles. It's set up with anvils, medieval-looking tools and black ovens that breathe fire. Recently, about a dozen people gathered for an ...

Chris Clemans, primarily a woodworker, has been blacksmithing as a hobby for about 15 years since taking a workshop at the John Campbell Folk School in the mountains of North Carolina. He is seen here ...