James Anderson’s Blacksmith Shop in Colonial Williamsburg is a world of activity. With forges fired up, hammers hit away at metal, hand-held files grind down fine detail work and sunlight seeps ...

Blacksmith Anthony Tratnyek uses bellows to stoke a fire in the hearth Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in the re-creation of the 1750 blacksmith shop in the Colonial Industrial Quarter in Bethlehem. The ...

The blacksmith was a man held in high esteem in the colonial village. Working the “black metals,” iron and steel, the blacksmith met the metal needs of the village, making and repairing farm tools and ...

Tom Turtzo of Pen Argyl demonstrates Colonial blacksmithing techniques Tuesday inside the blacksmith’s shop in Bethlehem’s Colonial Industrial Quarter. Moravian settlers would manufacture nails and ...

Jay Close, a master blacksmith trained at Colonial Williamsburg, visits the reconstructed blacksmith's shop at Fort Vancouver offering demonstrations on making iron utensils the very old fashioned way ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amid the hustle and bustle of life in the 21st century, people are taking an interest in historic crafts, such as blacksmithing, ...

Colonial Day at Historic Strawbridge Shrine Saturday in New Windsor featuring tours and stories concerning the establishment of the Methodist movement in 1764. Rick Bontz, of Woodsboro, left, talks ...