PORT TOWNSEND — After working as a blacksmith most of his life, Jim Garrett found it natural to forge ahead as an anvil manufacturer in 2007. After all, he pounds out and shapes metal for a living ...

Watch as a rusty flea market sledgehammer is transformed into a precision stake anvil for blacksmithing. Follow the full process of forging, grinding, and heat treatment, and see the anvil in action! ...

This build forges a Viking style two piece anvil set, a stake anvil and a horn, to replace makeshift rocks and unlock proper blacksmithing in the series. After finishing and mounting the anvils, the ...

For the past few months we’ve been running this series of Blacksmithing For The Uninitiated posts, exploring the art of forge work for a novice. It’s based upon my experience growing up around a ...

One of the biggest challenges facing the aspiring blacksmith is procuring the tools of the trade. And that means tackling the unenviable task of finding a decent anvil. Sure, one can buy an ASO — ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. An anvil is a big steel workbench, where blacksmiths do most of their forging work - that’s when you ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

Anvils have been around since ancient times. Basically, anvils are used to forge and shape metal. The first anvils were made of stone, then bronze, then wrought iron, then steel-faced wrought iron, ...