Blacksmith Seth Pauley remembers the first time he felt the magic of his craft. He was making a gardening trowel, and he struck the steel with his hammer just right. “It felt like hitting a piece of ...

In this step-by-step forging journey, see how a skilled blacksmith shapes, tempers, and finishes a hollow hole punch entirely ...

Students and advisory members from the metal fabrication program at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School in Marlboro recently visited Martel’s Metal Works in Seekonk to learn the ancient art ...

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 ...