Mar. 31—ROCHESTER — A few years ago, Rachel Ellerman was having a bad day. Her now-husband, Todd Ellerman suggested she join him for his weekly get together with a Rochester live-action role-playing ...

Every weekend from September through April, Dan Olsen teaches knife- and sword-making classes at 4D Blades, his barn studio southeast of Heber.

Swordsmith Artur Wysocki has too many emails: Over 300 in the past few days, he says. After The Witcher on Netflix spurred a renewed interest in the Witcher books and games, the only smith licensed by ...

Justin Crow, left and Mark Armsbruster, right, work on a nylon fabric cover for foam swords made by William Whysong, center as part of a weapons repair and weapons making workshop held by the ...