blacksmithing

Scissor-making in China

Rich Waugh - Monday, April 22, 2013 - 8:40pm

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Check out this news story on scissor-making in China. In the video clip, the smith puts the steel into an old brick forge and heats it - in an induction coil!

Spring Schedule of Workshops

Iceforge - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 3:18pm

Freeform Power Hammer Forging with Jon Ledford – Saturday, April 20, 2013
Our power hammer tooling and dies were set up according to the specifications of innovative blacksmith and educator Uri Hofi. Instructor Jon Ledford will show you how to make a power hammer perform acts of beauty in steel. For advanced students only. $220 includes materials. 9:30 AM- 4:30 PM

Center for Metal Arts

Iceforge - Monday, March 25, 2013 - 10:44am

The Spring Schedule of workshops is now available.

Center for Metal Arts 2013 Spring Workshop Schedule

Register now for workshops that provide hands-on learning from experienced teachers in a congenial and supportive atmosphere. Explore the metal arts in applications from sculpting and forging to jewelry.

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New Project

Rich Waugh - Friday, March 1, 2013 - 8:25pm

blacksmithing | finishing | furniture

For quite a while my wife Sally has been asking me to make her a stand for this wooden box she has. After some years of procrastinating I finally got around to doing something about it. Of course, as I so often do, a simple project turned into something much more complex once I got started. The final result is absurd overkill for the intended purpose, but I do like the result.

new Art Metal member saying hey!

Quinten Rhea - Monday, February 11, 2013 - 4:51pm

Blacksmithing blacksmithing | Metat art

hey good folks, Just signed up to this Art Metal site. I'm just checking out the site, it seems cool & informative. I really dig MetalSmithing and creating Metal Art. I have a few dozen original design projects and thought I'd share a recent one (unfinished).

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oh wow. got my picture in the paper

Joe B - Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 10:25am

blacksmithing | guild | instruction

Recent article in the newspaper about our local blacksmith guild. Check it out.

News Sentinel Article on Blacksmithing

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Great Conference Sept. 21-23

Rich Waugh - Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 9:04pm

blacksmithing | Conference | demonstrations

Hot ziggety damn, it's that time of year again! In just three weeks I'll be off to my favorite conference.

The Southern Ohio Forge and Anvil (SOFA) will be hosting their annual QuadStates Roundup from Friday, September 21 through Sunday, September 23 at the Miami County Fairgrounds in Troy, OH. This is one of the premier conferences for blacksmiths in the U.S. and it's a "must attend" event for me. I'm delighted that my health will allow me to attend and connect once again with all my friends and other smiths from around the country.

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byJohan se - Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 12:40pm

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Outstanding Video on File Making

Rich Waugh - Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 5:24pm

blacksmithing | files | Tools

You gotta check this out - almost a tutorial on how to forge your own file.

http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/blog5/email32112B.html

Hollywood Opportunity for Blacksmiths

Rich Waugh - Friday, February 17, 2012 - 5:11pm

acting | blacksmithing | competition | contest | TV

Hey there, ArtMetal people – I recently received an email from Joey Gemelli of Pilgrim Studios in California. Joey is the casting producer for a new Discovery Channel TV reality show to be called “Top Engineer” and wanted me to help him get some applicants for spots in the cast. Joey said he thought it would be really cool if a metal artist could make it onto the show, so he’s looking for artist blacksmiths to apply. This really is a legitimate deal, not a scam, so I’m passing it on. It sounds like it could be fun.

Pilgrim Studios is looking for, in Joey’s words, “America’s most creative and daring techies, machinists, inventors and engineers to design, build and BLAST their way to a Grand Prize on their new competition TV show TOP ENGINEER.”