Stories

America was not built in a day, and it certainly was not built without heat. For 250 years, this country has been forged the same way a blade, a barrel, or a receiver is brought to life: through pressure, precision, patience, and the steady hands of people who know what they are making. That is what makes the blacksmith’s forge such a fitting metaphor for America’s 250th birthday. Raw material goes in one side, fire and force do their work, and something stronger comes out the other. …