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2. Feedback and Support
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Blacksmithing
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2. Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels
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3. Stands for Anvils, Swage Blocks, etc
  
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4. Forges
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5. Blacksmith Tooling
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6. Vises
  
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7. Heat Treating, general discussion
  
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9. Problem Solving
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10. Alchemy and Formulas
  
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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
  
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15. Cold Worked Iron and Steel
  
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16. The Business Side of Blacksmithing
  
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17. Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting
  
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18. Member Projects
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Machinery and power tools
1. Machinery General Discussions
  
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2. Power Hammers, Treadle Hammers, Olivers
  
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6. Lathes
  
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8. Saws, bandsaws, hack saws, etc
  
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9. Shears
  
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Bladesmithing
1. Knife Making
  
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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
  
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7. Folding Knives
  
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8. Heat Treating Knives, Blades etc
  
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9. Historical Blades
  
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  - Mongolian Weapons
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10. Spears, Arrows, Pole arms, Mace/hammer etc.
  
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11. Swordsmithing
  
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Non-ferrous metal working
1. General Metal Specific Discussion
  
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2. Aluminum Alloys
  
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3. Copper Alloys
  
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  - Copper forging question
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4. Mokume Gane
  
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5. Non-ferrous metal - heat treating
  
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6. Repousse
  
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7. Titanium Alloys
  
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Welding / Fabrication
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2. Welder's beginers course
  
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3. Welding Equipment
  
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Misc Discussions
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2. Everything Else
  
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3. Events, Hammer ins, Where to meet
  
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4. Book Reviews
  
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5. Tuesday night blueprints
  
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6. Vulcan's Grill, food recipes
  
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7. Farriers and Horse stuff
  
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8. Shop Tips n' Tricks
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9. Gunsmithing, Muskets, Flintlocks etc
  
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Store
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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
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2. Personal Protection Equipment
  
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3. Zinc, galvanized, and coatings
  
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Sections
1. In Case of Emergency
  
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2. Prayer List
  
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