Blacksmithing as an activity has always had a bad reputation when it comes to safety. You may have heard of some injuries that happened in the blacksmith shop. But now the question remains, is...

There are almost no chances that you never heard of a Katana sword, an iconic Japanese symbol of Samurai. It is characterized by a very long curved blade containing a single cut edge that faces...

My friend recently told me that he simply can't harden his knife, no matter what. When I went to his workshop, I realized he was using mild steel. In this article, we decided to talk about the usage...

Watching Forged in Fire or workshop of some professional knifemaker can you easily force to conclude that you need thousands of dollars to get into knife making. This is far from the truth, you don't...

Blacksmithing, like any other craft, can go wrong in many different ways if not worked properly. This is especially true for beginners. Either they don’t know what material to use, what tools are...

You may have seen a lot of videos and instructions on the internet which explain building a coal forge. A lot of these projects require a decent amount of money and time to make. But what if you want...