About

Mark Ling is a young blacksmith in College Station, Texas who began blacksmithing at the age of 11 after having the desire to make his own knife. Since then he has had the chance of working with many other more knowledgeable smiths, who influenced him to the style and type of forging he now does. Mark currently forges tools for the blacksmith, bladesmith, and farrier, as well as offering classes teaching the techniques involved in tool making, and other aspects of forging.