Parts of forged-steel works-in-progress in the sculptor John Crawford’s Brooklyn studio, May 2015 (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) For artists, is there anything more to do or to say with the ...

Forging a katana out of Rusted steel SPRING. This is probably our longest project. We decided to make a katana sword with a ...

First, welding began to replace riveting in ship-and plane-building (TIME. Dec. 15). Now cast steel is replacing forged steel, and in tanks it is replacing both riveted and welded armor plate.

“Our challenge for this project has been how to scale up a handmade process, and not lose the artisan craftsmanship,” says Robert Thomas of Robert Thomas Iron Design, who has been tasked with creating ...