In the poem The Village Blacksmith, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow offers this description of the blacksmith. “His hair is crisp and black and long, His face is like the tan. His brow is wet with honest ...

When Jack Wert first tried blacksmithing as a boy, his reason was simple. “I wanted to make stuff,” said Wert of Sinking Spring. Now 19, Wert has five years experience in the trade and has made both ...

Patrick Quinn found inspiration years ago when he saw some pictures of the historic power hammers inside the former Cambria Iron and Bethlehem Steel blacksmith shop. For generations, ...

Preservationists are making a last-ditch effort to convince the Geneva City Council not to approve a petition to demolish the circa 1840s blacksmith shop at 4 E. State St. Speaking at Monday night’s ...