Learning to Blacksmith Archives

What is a Treadle Hammer?

A treadle hammer is a ‘mechanical pile-driver’ that hammers metal by pressing a lever down with your foot! […]

To answer the question of what a Fly Press is, one must first ask, what is a screw […]

This week I have been learning how to make hinges, and intellectually speaking it is an easy process. […]

There is a saying in the Army that Soldiers often mutter to one another. When the going gets […]

For a week now, I’ve managed to get out and work in the shop everyday. Though, It can […]

If you have been lucky enough to see a master blacksmith at work whether in person or in […]