My grandfather's shop seemed cavernous. Every room was filled with tools that a man with a strong back could use to make a living and feed his family. My grandfather was a blacksmith. His name was ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Frank McKinney, a blacksmith and American history buff in Alberton, spends much of his time in his garage. There, he has a collection of forges — the furnaces where blacksmiths heat ...

Built about a year after the original Hoover blacksmith shop in West Branch, this old barn on the Lloyd Henderson farm north of West Branch was dismantled to provide much of the material for ...

Lying about his shop is a fascinating collection of items — both useful and whimsical — that have emerged from Luark's forge and hammer: a coffee table with gracefully curved steel legs and decorated ...