It was only 2 degrees outside, but as I gripped the tongs, trying to hammer the glowing piece of steel clamped in its jaws, my leather glove began to smoke. I dropped the tongs with a yelp, and the ...
Steve Austin of Austin’s Iron Works in Claycomo forges a scroll detail for a gate. He’s been a blacksmith for 43 years and his work is in such prestigious homes as that of philanthropist Julia Irene ...