RED HOOK, Brooklyn -- The art of blacksmithing is alive and well, and Marsha Trattner is one of the great keepers of the flame, forging a new path for women artisans. She runs She-Weld, her studio ...

METAMORA, Ill. | There's neither a chestnut tree nor a mighty man operating the forge at Villiger's Blacksmith Shop in Metamora. The smithy here is a female -- a 5-foot-3-inch female with an MBA in ...

While modern technology offers improvements — such as gas-powered forges, pneumatic hammers, and advances in metallurgy — Luark prefers to use the old-fashioned techniques and tools of traditional ...

DANVERS — Bill Kauffman pulls a slender piece of steel from a gas forge behind his country house, the metal burning a bright, hot orange as he takes it to his anvil. Metal tongs hold the steel in ...