Mar. 21—At Assets School, the most popular mentorship program for over 10 years has been a metal arts class, where students learn how to make their own knives and hone life-shaping skills. In the ...

If you ever wanted to learn about blacksmithing, Samuel Dembitsky is your man. “If you want to know something, start asking questions,” the tall elderly man with a burly mustache quipped. “And if I ...

The constant clinking and clanking of the molten metal is annoying to most, but for some, it’s a joyful noise. One of those drawn to the noise is Dale Morse, a blacksmithing instructor and co-founder ...

It was only 2 degrees outside, but as I gripped the tongs, trying to hammer the glowing piece of steel clamped in its jaws, my leather glove began to smoke. I dropped the tongs with a yelp, and the ...

is a new school in Harrison owned and run by David McConnell. McConnell has been blacksmithing for about 17 years and bladesmithing for about five years, he’s been on the History Channel on Forged in ...

For information on SWVA Together with Veterans, email [email protected]. RURAL RETREAT, Va. — Metal met fire recently inside a picnic shelter at Rural Retreat Lake when a group dedicated to ...

Once a fixture in nearly every community, the blacksmith shop is now mostly a relic of the past, but for a few hobbyists and shops scattered across the state. But a small charter school in central ...

The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation’s Civil War Kids Camp is perfect for veteran campers or youngsters trying it for the first time. Campers will engage in various activities such as Civil ...

FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (WLNS) — Have you ever dreamed of forging your own tools, or machinery, like the blacksmiths of old? The incredible and fulfilling skill of blacksmithing is yours to learn if you ...