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  1. I Forge Iron Forum

    1. Keeping You Informed

      What is new on the forum and site

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    2. Feedback and Support

      Having difficulty figuring out I Forge Iron? Post your problems & bug reports.

      6,427
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  2. Blacksmithing

    1. Blacksmithing, General Discussion

      Blacksmithing related topics, general discussion

      128,319
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    2. Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels

      75,789
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    3. Forges

      Solid Fuel, Gas, Induction heating, oil forges etc.

      63,866
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    4. Blacksmith Tooling

      34,164
      posts

    5. Vises

      Post vise, leg vise, machinist vise, and other type vises.

      9,949
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    6. Heat Treating, general discussion

      Annealing, Hardening, Heat Treating, Tempering

      5,395
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    7. Building, Designing a Shop

      6,625
      posts

    8. Problem Solving

      Got a problem - we try to solve it.

      15,782
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    9. Alchemy, Formulas, Fluxes, etc

      Alchemy, formulas, and fluxes used in blacksmithing

      5,713
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    10. Metal Sculpture & Carvings

      Discussion on metal crafting for a unique and artistic experience.

      11,699
      posts

    11. Cold Worked Iron and Steel

      Armour, English wheels, spin forming, etc

      1,404
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    12. The Business Side of Blacksmithing

      How to start a business, operate a business, and (hopefully) make the business profitable etc

      4,532
      posts

    13. Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting

      4,051
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    14. Member Projects

      Working on a Special Project? Share it with us. Formerly Monthly Projects.

      15,304
      posts

  3. Machinery and power tools

    1. Machinery General Discussions

      2,019
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    2. Power Hammers, Treadle Hammers, Olivers

      All sizes, and types, mechanical, pneumatic, water, trip, etc No hand hammers here.

      26,964
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    3. Presses

      Hydraulic presses, Fly presses, etc

      5,601
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    4. Grinders, Sanders, etc

      2,936
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    5. Drills, Post drills, Mag drills, etc

      1,455
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    6. Lathes

      1,187
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    7. MIlls, Milling machines, etc

      220
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    8. Saws, bandsaws, hack saws, etc

      938
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    9. Shears

      Hand, throatless, mechanical, ironworker, beverly

      305
      posts

  4. Bladesmithing

    1. Knife Making

      Size doesn't matter.

      39,193
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    2. Knife making Class General Class Discussion

      427
      posts

    3. Knife Making Classes

      628
      posts

    4. Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc

      8,356
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    5. Chisels, Gouges, etc

      711
      posts

    6. Finish and Polish

      Discussion on finishing and polishing your bladesmith work.

      3,382
      posts

    7. Folding Knives

      Folding knives meant to save space.

      1,360
      posts

    8. Heat Treating Knives, Blades etc

      4,457
      posts

    9. Historical Blades

      Military, Oriental, or Historical Blades... This is the Place to Talk about it.

      1,238
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    10. Spears, Arrows, Pole arms, Mace/hammer etc.

      1,171
      posts

    11. Swordsmithing

      When size matters.

      4,998
      posts

  5. Non-ferrous metal working

    1. General Metal Specific Discussion

      No iron content in the metals

      838
      posts

    2. Aluminum Alloys

      297
      posts

    3. Copper Alloys

      Copper, Brass, Bronze, etc

      3,069
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    4. Mokume Gane

      Mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns

      976
      posts

    5. Non-ferrous metal - heat treating

      98
      posts

    6. Repousse

      193
      posts

    7. Titanium Alloys

      317
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  6. Welding / Fabrication

    1. Welding/Fab General Discussion

      7,974
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    2. Welder's beginers course

      112
      posts

  7. Misc Discussions

    1. Introduce Yourself

      A place for folks to say hello and introduce themselves.

      21,231
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    2. Everything Else

      When discussion doesn't fit anywhere, don't panic, this is the place for that.

      26,963
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    3. Events, Hammer ins, Where to meet

      3,397
      posts

    4. Book Reviews

      Metal related books and my review.

      1,321
      posts

    5. Tuesday night blueprints

      1
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    6. Farriers and Horse stuff

      586
      posts

    7. Shop Tips n' Tricks

      Making life easier by sharing the not-so-common sense solutions for everyday life.

      2,658
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    8. Gunsmithing, Muskets, Flintlocks etc

      335
      posts

  8. Store

    1. Shirts, Apparel, Wearable goods

      77
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    2. Hand Hammers

      4
      posts

    3. Books, Printed Material

      24
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  9. Safety

    1. Safety discussions

      How to work safely, Safety Hazards, etc.

      3,643
      posts

    2. Personal Protection Equipment

      1,735
      posts

    3. Zinc, galvanized, and coatings

      Zinc poisoning, fume fever,

      602
      posts

  10. Sections

    1. In Case of Emergency

      A place to check in and inform

      430
      posts

    2. Prayer List

      7,297
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  11. Blacksmith Groups Forum

    1. Australia

      534
      posts

    2. Canada

      424
      posts

    3. South Africa

      360
      posts

    4. United Kingdom

      1,723
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    5. Ukraine

      8
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    6. United States

      3,678
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    7. Inactive

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