At 13, Jim Jenkins was a country boy in Tickfaw who just wanted to ride his horse. View full sizePhotos by Scott Threlkeld / The Times-PicayuneBlacksmith Jim Jenkins uses a coal-burning forge to heat ...
Before modern manufacturing, tools like this made large-scale building possible. This video shows how a nail header is forged ...
MISSOULA, Mont. — Frank McKinney, a blacksmith and American history buff in Alberton, spends much of his time in his garage. There, he has a collection of forges — the furnaces where blacksmiths heat ...