Tim Bowling describes his book The Tinsmith as “a novel about the kind of violence that we do” You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. “… I have ...

T he Tinsmith begins and ends in blood. Between, the harrowing, stunning new novel by Edmonton writer Tim Bowling is a powerful, haunting evocation of friendship and cruelty, of grace and inhumanity, ...

The 86-year-old artisan, who lives in the ancient city of Hamedan, started work as a tinsmith at the age of seven at his father’s workshop. “I learned the art of tin making from my father during the ...

Tinsmithing is a practice that has been around for a long time. A tinsmith is someone whose occupation is to make products out of metal. Popular wares made by these professionals are metal bathing ...

Cutting shears, rawhide hammers, soldering irons -- a tinsmith needed big hands, a powerful grip and a fine eye. In the cities, the smiths worked in cramped spaces, pounding together everything from ...