Hammers are hitting against metal and visually showing the door to the classroom. At Pitt Community College, students and locals alike are going beyond the textbook to learn centuries-old trades.

René Petitjean, artist and instructor in the artist blacksmith program at Fleming College Haliburton School of Art and Design, said he has seen a growing interest in blacksmithing. “There is a big ...

The new year will usher in new opportunities in Allan Hancock College’s Industrial Technology program. One of those opportunities is the return of blacksmithing courses. “This isn’t your grandfather’s ...

The American College of the Building Arts has relocated its blacksmith program and workshop to upper King Street in a permanent off-site extension of its peninsula campus. Now a few weeks into the new ...

OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) - Twice a month, a local pastor with a passion for glowing metal takes time out of his schedule to teach anyone interested in learning the art of blacksmithing. College Avenue ...

Matt Garton (above, left) chair of blacksmithing at the American College of the Building Arts (ACBA), and his student Reginald “Reggie” Middleton of Charleston, an ACBA senior, hammer a hot metal rod ...

Retired blacksmith John Dittmeier will give a lecture on blacksmithing at the Athens-Clarke County Library. He learned blacksmithing from Bill Gichner, a renowned blacksmith and tool collector. The ...