Old steel tools can often be repurposed into new blades through careful forging. In this project, a rusted iron saw is heated in a forge and reshaped into a katana-style sword. The process begins by ...

Turning raw metal and a chunk of bamboo into a razor sharp knife shouldn’t be this satisfying. The forging process brings out ...

Mandrel forging, sometimes known as saddle forging, is a forging operation that is performed with the help of a tool called mandrel. A mandrel is a blunt ended tool or rod that is used to enlarge or ...

When it comes to turning raw metal alloys into useful things, two processes dominate: casting and forging. Both have their place, but when strength and light weight are priorities, forging is the ...

Over the years we have featured a number of large DIY projects here on Geeky Gadgets but never a project like the DIY 40 ton hydraulic forging press created by Karl Metalworks. Check out the video ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, or RIA-JMTC, hosted experts and officials across the government, military, industry and academia to discuss ...