Every passion starts with a flame - and Nic Overton’s passion for blacksmithing has been burning since he was 12 years old. “I went to a campout in 2008 through a program through my church, and there ...

Boaz resident Brent Smith discusses the replica Tizona sword he made for an episode of the History Channel’s “Forged in Fire” that aired Nov. 6. The blade he’s holding is a backup he started during ...

A burly blacksmith sporting a bright red beard and wearing a 4-month-old baby in a ring sling was showing off a steel meat hook to some shoppers at a recent vendor show near Quarryville. Meanwhile, ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — After competing in three rounds on the History Channel's "Forged in Fire," a Colorado Springs bladesmith tested his skill and brought home the champion title. Local owner Weston ...

Blacksmith Weston Paas knows what it’s like to keep a juicy secret. He’s been keeping one for the last six months that involves $10,000 and the title of champion. The owner of Heart’s Fire Forge, a ...

Hammer away at a piece of iron until your arm feels like lead. Grasp a length of red-hot metal that could be fresh from Mount Etna. Stand at a fiery forge and shed sweat by the gallon. Who wouldn’t ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — Fans of the History Channel’s popular TV show, “Forged in Fire,” will have the chance to see the fiery domain of a Kalamazoo blacksmith lair Wednesday night. Combat Ready Art, owned by ...

FOSSTON, MN--This week’s Gem is keeping an old art form alive, and he says in the process, it saved his life. At nearly 15-hundred degrees, Tony Roed’s blade is hot and ready for his latest handmade ...

Scott Sweder hammers a blade into shape at his Columbia Falls forge, Iron Bear Knife and Forge, Jan. 2. Sweder won the title of Forged in the Fire champion and a $10,000 prize on the History Channel’s ...

On a whim, I popped into the Central Virginia Blacksmith Guild 25th Anniversary Hammer-In. The three-day event took place at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds March 10 - 12. I enjoyed the heck out ...

There were two kinds of forges that blacksmith Joshua Meyer expected to encounter when he agreed to compete before millions of viewers on the TV series “Forged in Fire.” The first forge was the type ...

ROCKWELL — Hanging in front of James “Jeep” Sabo’s house is a handmade sign that reads, “Jeep’s Forge School of Blacksmithing.” Behind his inconspicuous house is a small village of sheds and shops ...