A barn near West Branch would eventually become part of the national historic site honoring Herbert Hoover, the only U.S.

So what she's trying is an old ... other tools for turning soil. For Guns to Gardens, the choice of a translation that includes the word "forge" was a deliberate nod to the art of the blacksmith.

WALTHAM - A Massachusetts blacksmith is doing something unique with old weapons, melting down guns taken off the streets and turning them into garden tools. "Move metal is what blacksmiths say ...

They put the walls back up, put on a roof, found old tools (like the trip hammer in the foreground) and outfitted it with anvils and tongs. Everything you need for a working blacksmith shop.

Schmick feels the lessons he teaches extend beyond the classroom. “It creates a sense of the ability to do that. You may not ...