Last year I decided I needed a forge so that I could advance my blacksmithing skills as another technique for my sculpting. There are many commercial models available but, being retired, I have more time than money so I decided to try my hand at making one. To start, I studied YouTube videos of DIY forges. There are many and I watched them all. None were exactly what I wanted so I set out to design a hybrid. I researched...
This article is from Make Vol. 73! Subscribe now to make sure you don’t miss out on any of our awesome builds. Delicate. Soulful. Evocative. These aren’t typically the terms you hear us throw around when we speak of a blacksmith’s work. However, this artist is anything but typical. Ellen Durkan, known as Iron Maiden Forge, has been creating elaborate and mesmerizing works of fashion that are born from hot steel on the anvil. At...
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