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1. Keeping You Informed
  
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2. Feedback and Support
  - Tailgating / buy / sell
  - Gallery Talk
  Having difficulty figuring out I Forge Iron? Post your problems & bug reports.
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Blacksmithing
1. Blacksmithing, General Discussion
  - Reference Materials
  Blacksmithing related topics, general discussion
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2. Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels
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  - Damaging anvil face?
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3. Stands for Anvils, Swage Blocks, etc
  
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4. Forges
  Solid Fuel, Gas, Induction heating, oil forges etc.
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  - Coal forge question
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5. Blacksmith Tooling
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  - anvil hold fast issue
  - By natkova, 7 hours ago
6. Vises
  
  Post vise, leg vise, machinist vise, and other type vises.
  
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  - St-Paul leg vise
  - By ACF, January 19
7. Heat Treating, general discussion
  
  Annealing, Hardening, Heat Treating, Tempering
  
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8. Building, Designing a Shop
  
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  - Shop rebuild
  - By Scott NC, 23 hours ago
9. Problem Solving
  - What can I make from . . . .
  Got a problem - we try to solve it.
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10. Alchemy and Formulas
  
  Alchemy and formulas used in blacksmithing
  
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  - Home made paste wax
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11. Fluxes used in blacksmithing
  
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12. Finishes for Metal
  
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13. Metallurgy
  
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14. Metal Sculpture & Carvings
  
  Discussion on metal crafting for a unique and artistic experience.
  
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  - Chicken Bust
  - By Scott NC, 22 hours ago
15. Cold Worked Iron and Steel
  
  Armour, English wheels, spin forming, etc
  
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16. The Business Side of Blacksmithing
  
  How to start a business, operate a business, and (hopefully) make the business profitable etc
  
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17. Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting
  
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18. Member Projects
  - What can I make?
  Working on a Special Project? Share it with us. Formerly Monthly Projects.
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Machinery and power tools
1. Machinery General Discussions
  
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  - Pattern Roller
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2. Power Hammers, Treadle Hammers, Olivers
  
  All sizes, and types, mechanical, pneumatic, water, trip, etc No hand hammers here.
  
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  - Power hammer technique
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3. Presses
  
  Hydraulic presses, Fly presses, etc
  
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4. Grinders, Sanders, etc
  
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5. Drills, Post drills, Mag drills, etc
  
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6. Lathes
  
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7. MIlls, Milling machines, etc
  
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8. Saws, bandsaws, hack saws, etc
  
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9. Shears
  
  Hand, throatless, mechanical, ironworker, beverly
  
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Bladesmithing
1. Knife Making
  
  Size doesn't matter.
  
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2. Knife making Class General Class Discussion
  
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3. Knife Making Classes
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4. Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
  
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5. Chisels, Gouges, Scissors, etc
  
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6. Finish and Polish for Knives
  
  Discussion on finishing and polishing your bladesmith work.
  
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7. Folding Knives
  
  Folding knives meant to save space.
  
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8. Heat Treating Knives, Blades etc
  
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9. Historical Blades
  
  Military, Oriental, or Historical Blades... This is the Place to Talk about it.
  
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10. Spears, Arrows, Pole arms, Mace/hammer etc.
  
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11. Swordsmithing
  
  When size matters.
  
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Non-ferrous metal working
1. General Metal Specific Discussion
  
  No iron content in the metals
  
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2. Aluminum Alloys
  
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3. Copper Alloys
  
  Copper, Brass, Bronze, etc
  
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  - Hard Copper "Alloy"
  - By Scott NC, January 9
4. Mokume Gane
  
  Mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns
  
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  - Feather Mokume?
  - By Frosty, January 18
5. Non-ferrous metal - heat treating
  
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  - copper arrowheads
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6. Repousse
  
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  - First try
  - By Rojo Pedro, July 20, 2022
7. Titanium Alloys
  
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  - rare ti ?
  - By Frosty, September 25, 2021
Welding / Fabrication
1. Welding/Fab General Discussion
  
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2. Welder's beginers course
  
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3. Welding Equipment
  
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  - FCAW to GMAW worth it?
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Misc Discussions
1. Introduce Yourself
  
  A place for folks to say hello and introduce themselves.
  
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  - Hello...
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2. Everything Else
  
  When discussion doesn't fit anywhere, don't panic, this is the place for that.
  
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  - Snail Mail
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3. Events, Hammer ins, Where to meet
  
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4. Book Reviews
  
  Metal related books and my review.
  
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5. Tuesday night blueprints
  
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6. Vulcan's Grill, food recipes
  
  Food Recipes for Blacksmiths
  
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  - By Scott NC, January 21
7. Farriers and Horse stuff
  
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  - Spurs
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8. Shop Tips n' Tricks
  - How to make life easier
  Making life easier by sharing the not-so-common sense solutions for everyday life.
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9. Gunsmithing, Muskets, Flintlocks etc
  
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Store
1. Shirts, Apparel, Wearable goods
  
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2. Gas Forge Refractories and Supplies
  
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3. Hand Hammers
  
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4. Books, Printed Material
  
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Safety
1. Safety discussions
  
  How to work safely, Safety Hazards, etc.
  
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2. Personal Protection Equipment
  
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3. Zinc, galvanized, and coatings
  
  Zinc poisoning, fume fever,
  
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Sections
1. In Case of Emergency
  
  A place to check in and inform
  
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2. Prayer List
  
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  - Thomas Powers ICU
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