On one of the coldest mornings in memory, I found myself in a big red barn in Port Allen taking a blacksmithing class. "Strike while the iron is hot," has gained new meaning since the two-day workshop ...

There are easier ways to open a beer than hammering hot iron, sure. But I bet the hops never tasted as sweet as they do at the end of this project. The five-minute video by John Rigoni of Rigoni Iron ...

Who doesn't need a good bottle opener? Sure you can buy them at the store, you can try using those recessive mental powers, or you can make your own. The Smartshop, Kalamazoo's metal working haven is ...

David Sowards-Emmerd loves beer. He also enjoys forging utilitarian fine art on the blacksmithing gear he has set up in the garage of his Cambrian area home. So it makes a certain sense that he would ...

FLAT ROCK – Hundreds of Americans and Canadians pulled small, perhaps mysteriously heavy gifts from under the tree or out of their stockings Christmas morning. Hidden within their presents' wrappings ...