Blacksmithing starts with heating a piece ... but it can easily be a more robustly assembled furnace. A well-known DIY project is the so-called coffee can hearth, in which a metal can is lined ...

The new exhibit, titled “Hammer and Heat: The Legacy of Blacksmithing,” has been his idea from the moment he laid eyes on the old blacksmithing equipment tucked away in the museum’s storage.

Blacksmith Neil Kamimura rates forging scenes from "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." Jousting world champion Shane Adams rates the horseback fight scene from Helm's Deep for ...