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  1. I Forge Iron Forum

    1. Keeping You Informed

      What is new on the forum and site

      21
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    2. Feedback and Support

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

      6,283
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  2. Blacksmithing

    1. Blacksmithing, General Discussion

      Blacksmithing related topics, general discussion

      124,200
      posts

    2. Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels

      72,376
      posts

    3. Forges

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

      60,315
      posts

    4. Blacksmith Tooling

      33,166
      posts

    5. Vises

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

      9,568
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    6. Heat Treating, general discussion

      Annealing, Hardening, Heat Treating, Tempering

      5,156
      posts

    7. Building, Designing a Shop

      6,374
      posts

    8. Problem Solving

      Got a problem - we try to solve it.

      15,549
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    9. Alchemy, Formulas, Fluxes, etc

      Alchemy, formulas, and fluxes used in blacksmithing

      5,636
      posts

    10. Metal Sculpture & Carvings

      Discussion on metal crafting for a unique and artistic experience.

      11,505
      posts

    11. Cold Worked Iron and Steel

      Armour, English wheels, spin forming, etc

      1,388
      posts

    12. The Business Side of Blacksmithing

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

      4,360
      posts

    13. Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting

      3,938
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    14. Member Projects

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

      15,131
      posts

  3. Machinery and power tools

    1. Machinery General Discussions

      1,976
      posts

    2. Power Hammers, Treadle Hammers, Olivers

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

      26,545
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    3. Presses

      Hydraulic presses, Fly presses, etc

      5,457
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    4. Grinders, Sanders, etc

      2,741
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    5. Drills, Post drills, Mag drills, etc

      1,418
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    6. Lathes

      1,178
      posts

    7. MIlls, Milling machines, etc

      212
      posts

    8. Saws, bandsaws, hack saws, etc

      931
      posts

    9. Shears

      Hand, throatless, mechanical, ironworker, beverly

      293
      posts

  4. Bladesmithing

    1. Knife Making

      Size doesn't matter.

      38,445
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    2. Knife making Class General Class Discussion

      383
      posts

    3. Knife Making Classes

      560
      posts

    4. Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc

      8,264
      posts

    5. Chisels, Gouges, etc

      708
      posts

    6. Finish and Polish

      Discussion on finishing and polishing your bladesmith work.

      3,286
      posts

    7. Folding Knives

      Folding knives meant to save space.

      1,334
      posts

    8. Heat Treating Knives, Blades etc

      4,327
      posts

    9. Historical Blades

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

      1,192
      posts

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

      1,148
      posts

    11. Swordsmithing

      When size matters.

      4,880
      posts

  5. Non-ferrous metal working

    1. General Metal Specific Discussion

      No iron content in the metals

      814
      posts

    2. Aluminum Alloys

      297
      posts

    3. Copper Alloys

      Copper, Brass, Bronze, etc

      3,034
      posts

    4. Mokume Gane

      Mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns

      970
      posts

    5. Non-ferrous metal - heat treating

      81
      posts

    6. Repousse

      193
      posts

    7. Titanium Alloys

      317
      posts

  6. Welding / Fabrication

    1. Welding/Fab General Discussion

      7,886
      posts

    2. Welder's beginers course

      112
      posts

  7. Misc Discussions

    1. Introduce Yourself

      A place for folks to say hello and introduce themselves.

      20,538
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    2. Everything Else

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

      26,451
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    3. Events, Hammer ins, Where to meet

      3,301
      posts

    4. Book Reviews

      Metal related books and my review.

      1,292
      posts

    5. Tuesday night blueprints

      1
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    6. Farriers and Horse stuff

      557
      posts

    7. Shop Tips n' Tricks

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

      2,624
      posts

    8. Gunsmithing, Muskets, Flintlocks etc

      331
      posts

  8. Store

    1. Shirts, Apparel, Wearable goods

      77
      posts

    2. Hand Hammers

      4
      posts

    3. Books, Printed Material

      22
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  9. Safety

    1. Safety discussions

      How to work safely, Safety Hazards, etc.

      3,600
      posts

    2. Personal Protection Equipment

      1,670
      posts

    3. Zinc, galvanized, and coatings

      Zinc poisoning, fume fever,

      595
      posts

  10. Sections

    1. In Case of Emergency

      A place to check in and inform

      430
      posts

    2. Prayer List

      7,145
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  11. Blacksmith Groups Forum

    1. Australia

      531
      posts

    2. Canada

      419
      posts

    3. United Kingdom

      1,721
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    4. Ukraine

      8
      posts

    5. United States

      3,561
      posts

    6. South Africa

      358
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    7. Inactive

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