DURHAM — Steve Abshier held up a two-legged leather blacksmith apron. It was grommeted, charred in spots, and missing an inside corner of a leg. “Likely, we cut that piece out for a slingshot,” he ...
"Under a spreading chestnut treeThe village smithy stands;The smith, a mighty man is he,With large and sinewy hands…”-“The Village Blacksmith,” Henry Wadsworth LongfellowAlas, there’s no spreading ...
Recycling may seem like a modern practice, but when it comes to reusing metal, blacksmiths of the pioneer era made the most of every precious scrap. “Before the railroads came to towns, you couldn’t ...
A blacksmith supply company has reopened its doors in the City of Port Jervis. The Montague Blacksmith Supply Co. reopened Thursday at 176 Jersey Ave. under the new management of Stephen Storms. The ...