Timber framing requires tools you can trust, and in this build I’m forging a slick and chisel set from scratch. The process ...

Watch a blacksmith forge practical tools by bending and twisting hot metal. Learn the techniques used to shape strong, functional pieces in the forge.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Frank McKinney, a blacksmith and American history buff in Alberton, spends much of his time in his garage. There, he has a collection of forges — the furnaces where blacksmiths heat ...