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 ...

We live in a world where it is easy to go to the story and buy whatever modern convenience has to offer, but there are some people that still like to do thing the old fashioned way. That has led to ...

A 21-year-old who shunned university to forge a career as a traditional blacksmith while he was still a teenager is hoping to ...

The Pennsylvania Artist-Blacksmiths’ Association held its annual Blacksmith Day Saturday at Old Dry Road Farm in Lower Heidelberg Township. Activities at the free event included forging demonstrations ...

Victor Andersen hasn’t spent much time away from his anvil, forge and belt drive for 60 years. The century-old appliances are more than the tools of his trade. They are what give one of few remaining ...

Heating, hammering, bending and shaping allows Steve LaPaugh to explore endless possibilities in blacksmithing. The old art of hammer and anvil has taken on new life behind his Denbigh home. “My ...

HAZEN — With her own sweat, muscle and a thousand hammer blows, Traci Knopik forged her grandfather’s grave marker. She loved her granddad, Samuel Evoniuk, with his mellow old-world manners and habit ...

Feb. 25—Bear Creek blacksmith David Frey, a German immigrant, knew he could do better business relocating to East Market and Canal streets next to the North Branch Canal in Wilkesbarre sometime in the ...

Thousands of years ago, a highly skilled blacksmith hammered away in a workshop, forging iron into swords, wheels or other complex objects. The “master blacksmith” is long gone but, as archaeologists ...

This blacksmith from Maine is proving that forging and smelting are still reliable ways to make a living. Joel Tripp's passion simply comes from his love for his work, which he has dedicated three ...

Peter Frey seen in rear center next to a donkey during the ceremonial first shovel dirt to construct Liberty Market House at East Market Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, on April 21, 1918 ...