Last weekend, I visited Norrhälsinge Blacksmith's Guild and had an amazing experience with the skilled blacksmiths there. The ...

Forging a Norwegian hewing axe inspired by traditional methods outlined in a Norwegian book. This video documents my first attempt at creating one of these giant axes. Norway holds personal ...

The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to reopen in Paris. The world is getting a sneak peek. Some of the axes used in the restoration were made by a Montrealer blacksmith. Here is a feature on him first ...

Montreal blacksmith crafts axes for Notre-Dame Cathedral restoration following devastating fire in 2019. (Image courtesy: Mathieu Collette) When the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was ravaged by fire ...