When Leslie Tharp began her career as a metal artist in 2009, the metalworking community in north central Florida was quite small. “You really had to leave the state to go anywhere,” Tharp said in her ...

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When you think of a blacksmith, you probably think back to colonial times, a rugged, Founding Father-type with rolled-up sleeves, hammering away on an anvil. But the art form is alive and well today, ...

Amy Beth Miller amybeth.miller@thedailytimes.com Feb 4, 2024 Feb 4, 2024 In the bright sunshine Saturday afternoon, Feb. 3, hammers clinked on metal with the background thrum of a propane-fired ...

The ancient art of blacksmithing is alive and well in Carroll County. The Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland held a weekend-long class teaching students how to make jingle bells ahead of the holiday ...