Several blacksmiths worked together to crack open the base of a three-foot-tall, handmade clay furnace and carefully extricate a glowing orange iron bloom, weighing about 15 pounds. It was believed to be the first iron professionally smelted at the former Cambria Iron Works and Bethlehem Steel property on Iron Street
Photo by Scott Gelston Interview by Yamila Audisio Pete Mattila, an industrial blacksmith living and working in Tasmania, has a diverse background in metalworking, starting with heavy metal fabrication trade […]
“The 1889 Foundation recently joined the ongoing collaborative effort to develop a full campus at the Center for Metal Arts in Johnstown by awarding a $250,000 grant to the academic […]
The ground shook on Saturday as a 10-ton steam hammer came down on a glowing orange steel billet, giving those standing around the colossus the feeling that 160 years of […]