rom glowing metal to a fully functional tool, this step-by-step forging process reveals the precision, patience, and skill it ...

Watch the complete process of crafting a custom **knife** from raw materials, showcasing the artistry of **making a knife**.

On one of the coldest mornings in memory, I found myself in a big red barn in Port Allen taking a blacksmithing class. "Strike while the iron is hot," has gained new meaning since the two-day workshop ...

When it comes to turning raw metal alloys into useful things, two processes dominate: casting and forging. Both have their place, but when strength and light weight are priorities, forging is the ...

It is the norm for our Retrotechtacular series to concentrate on a technology that has passed out of use but is still of interest to Hackaday readers, so it is perhaps unusual now to feature one that ...

Frank McKinney stood in the windblown outdoor display at the entryway to the Dixon Historical Society Museum, the rhythmic clang of metal on metal echoing through the downtown venue. As curator of the ...

Titanium is strong and light, with the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any metal. But giving it a good balance of strength and ductility is difficult and expensive. That’s why titanium is used ...