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I Forge Iron Forum
1. Keeping You Informed
  
  What is new on the forum and site
  
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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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  - By Frosty, 11 hours ago
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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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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  - My JABOD
  - By Frosty, 1 hour ago
5. Blacksmith Tooling
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6. Vises
  
  Post vise, leg vise, machinist vise, and other type vises.
  
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7. Heat Treating, general discussion
  
  Annealing, Hardening, Heat Treating, Tempering
  
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  - Quenching in old motor oil
  - By Frosty, May 9
8. Building, Designing a Shop
  
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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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  - Wood Treatments
  - By gmbobnick, May 8
11. Fluxes used in blacksmithing
  
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12. Finishes for Metal
  
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13. Metallurgy
  
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  - Chainsaw steel
  - By Frosty, May 2
14. Metal Sculpture & Carvings
  
  Discussion on metal crafting for a unique and artistic experience.
  
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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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  - Garden tools
  - By Frosty, 9 hours ago
Machinery and power tools
1. Machinery General Discussions
  
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  - Phase converters...
  - By Frazer, May 1
2. Power Hammers, Treadle Hammers, Olivers
  
  All sizes, and types, mechanical, pneumatic, water, trip, etc No hand hammers here.
  
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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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  - Taig Tools mini lathe
  - By twigg, April 1
7. MIlls, Milling machines, etc
  
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  - Nichols mill
  - By jason0012, April 14
8. Saws, bandsaws, hack saws, etc
  
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  - Bandsaw and Gear Reducer?
  - By JHCC, April 4
9. Shears
  
  Hand, throatless, mechanical, ironworker, beverly
  
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Bladesmithing
1. Knife Making
  
  Size doesn't matter.
  
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  - Ongoing projects
  - By WRLD, 4 hours ago
2. Knife making Class General Class Discussion
  
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  - Canister Damascus autopsy
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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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  - Making gravers
  - By Scampbell, March 18
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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  - Przeworsk Culture
  - By Ibor, August 29, 2020
11. Swordsmithing
  
  When size matters.
  
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  - Another Book Sword
  - By ThomasPowers, May 2
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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  - Bronze Age find from Sweden
  - By Frosty, May 3
4. Mokume Gane
  
  Mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns
  
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5. Non-ferrous metal - heat treating
  
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6. Repousse
  
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  - My Attempt at repousse
  - By Nodebt, April 4
7. Titanium Alloys
  
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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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Misc Discussions
1. Introduce Yourself
  
  A place for folks to say hello and introduce themselves.
  
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  - Hi there from Brum uk
  - By Frosty, 9 hours ago
2. Everything Else
  
  When discussion doesn't fit anywhere, don't panic, this is the place for that.
  
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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 Randy Griffin, April 28
7. Farriers and Horse stuff
  
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  - Driving Hammers
  - By JmShrader, 2 hours ago
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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  - Matchlock
  - By Heelerau, January 20
Store
1. Shirts, Apparel, Wearable goods
  
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  - Two vises
  - By Glenn, August 30, 2020
2. Gas Forge Refractories and Supplies
  
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  - Gas forge 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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  - Alberta fires
  - By Darious, May 6, 2016
2. Prayer List
  
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