NEW GLARUS, Wis. — The scent of burning metal and whine of a grinder drift through the cool, cavernous warehouse as 15 workers forge swords coveted by collectors who long for a piece of medieval ...

Mar. 31—ROCHESTER — A few years ago, Rachel Ellerman was having a bad day. Her now-husband, Todd Ellerman suggested she join him for his weekly get together with a Rochester live-action role-playing ...

Sparks illuminate the soot-covered studio of Japanese swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki as his apprentice hammers red-hot steel, ...

Every weekend from September through April, Dan Olsen teaches knife- and sword-making classes at 4D Blades, his barn studio southeast of Heber.

If you’re a sword lover, especially of the elegant, delicately curved "nihonto" (literally: “Japanese sword”), then this one’s for you. A new 60-minute film titled "Japanese Swords ~The World of ...

Swordsmith Artur Wysocki has too many emails: Over 300 in the past few days, he says. After The Witcher on Netflix spurred a renewed interest in the Witcher books and games, the only smith licensed by ...

I forged Dek’s Sword from Predator: Badlands! Watch the full process from raw steel to finished weapon, including all the challenges and techniques involved in bringing this iconic sword to life.

Justin Crow, left and Mark Armsbruster, right, work on a nylon fabric cover for foam swords made by William Whysong, center as part of a weapons repair and weapons making workshop held by the ...