Perched on a stool behind an anvil and a 5-pound mallet, the expert blacksmith and knife maker waited for the first group of patrons who signed up for a session with the "Angry Giant." But Jason ...

KALAMAZOO Rachel David has an easygoing nature and a laugh in her voice. One wouldn't expect that her favorite thing to do is take steel, "bring it up to about 2,200 degrees and smash the crap out of ...

Years ago, Shaun Williams began hammering his own armor out of cold sheet metal to wear to a Renaissance festival at Snyder Park in Fort Lauderdale. He later graduated to a blowtorch and eventually ...