Blacksmithing 101: How to Make a Forge and Start Hammering Metal. If you want to work with metal, there's one thing you have to confront: You need heat.
With it, you can make the toughest metal submit to your will. Without it, you'll never gain full mastery over this stubborn material. Over the years, I have been frustrated by my inability to work hot steel. Made by Hand. Writer turned knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn talks about the human element of craft, and the potential for a skill to mature into an art.
And in sharing his story, he alights on the real meaning of handmade—a movement whose riches are measured in people, not cash. Directed and Produced by Keith “keef” Ehrlich Director of Photography Joshua Kraszewski.