Forged with fire and fueled by passion, self-taught blacksmith Daniel Yoka brings old-school craft to modern KC

Forged with fire and fueled by passion, self-taught blacksmith Daniel Yoka brings old-school craft to modern KC

Blacksmith Daniel Yoka holds a custom-made sword in 3 Trails Forge. // Photo by Shea McGraw As you draw near 3 Trails Forge, a metallic and rhythmic clang, clang, clang echoes into the streets of Independence. Entering the newly opened blacksmith studio, you hear the screech of a belt grinder as it sharpens steel to a fine point, or the roar and hiss of the forge as it heats metals to 2,000 degrees so it may be shaped. It’s a mixture of percussi…