THE EARLY CHURCHILLS (378 pp.)—A. L. Rowse—Harper ($6.50). When Charles II visited his wealthy mistress, Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland, and surprised her in bed with bone-poor Ensign Jack Churchill, ...

Robert Thomas (left) works with Matt Garton to make a custom blacksmith tool at the RTID studio in North Charleston, S.C. Credit: Robert Thomas via AP Asked what it feels like to forge iron, Robert ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X In the opening pages, Thomas describes combining the rich history of this centuries old craft with ...

While Philip Simmons remains synonymous with blacksmithing in Charleston, a new generation is seizing the trade locally and giving it a more contemporary twist in the 21st century. Aided by a heritage ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. G'day. My name is Max Tucker. I'm a blacksmith. I'm 17, and I've been blacksmithing since I was 11. I ...