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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.

      6,525
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  2. Blacksmithing

    1. Blacksmithing, General Discussion

      Blacksmithing related topics, general discussion

      131,966
      posts

    2. Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels

      78,608
      posts

    3. Forges

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

      68,863
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    4. Blacksmith Tooling

      34,995
      posts

    5. Vises

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

      10,397
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    6. Heat Treating, general discussion

      Annealing, Hardening, Heat Treating, Tempering

      5,626
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    7. Building, Designing a Shop

      6,976
      posts

    8. Problem Solving

      Got a problem - we try to solve it.

      15,934
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    9. Alchemy, Formulas, Fluxes, etc

      Alchemy, formulas, and fluxes used in blacksmithing

      5,784
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    10. Metal Sculpture & Carvings

      Discussion on metal crafting for a unique and artistic experience.

      11,963
      posts

    11. Cold Worked Iron and Steel

      Armour, English wheels, spin forming, etc

      1,407
      posts

    12. The Business Side of Blacksmithing

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

      4,793
      posts

    13. Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting

      4,319
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    14. Member Projects

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

      15,539
      posts

  3. Machinery and power tools

    1. Machinery General Discussions

      2,057
      posts

    2. Power Hammers, Treadle Hammers, Olivers

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

      27,406
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    3. Presses

      Hydraulic presses, Fly presses, etc

      5,947
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    4. Grinders, Sanders, etc

      3,178
      posts

    5. Drills, Post drills, Mag drills, etc

      1,484
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    6. Lathes

      1,221
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    7. MIlls, Milling machines, etc

      232
      posts

    8. Saws, bandsaws, hack saws, etc

      980
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    9. Shears

      Hand, throatless, mechanical, ironworker, beverly

      311
      posts

  4. Bladesmithing

    1. Knife Making

      Size doesn't matter.

      39,665
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    2. Knife making Class General Class Discussion

      704
      posts

    3. Knife Making Classes

      705
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    4. Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc

      8,500
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    5. Chisels, Gouges, Scissors, etc

      727
      posts

    6. Finish and Polish

      Discussion on finishing and polishing your bladesmith work.

      3,420
      posts

    7. Folding Knives

      Folding knives meant to save space.

      1,388
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    8. Heat Treating Knives, Blades etc

      4,650
      posts

    9. Historical Blades

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

      1,255
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    10. Spears, Arrows, Pole arms, Mace/hammer etc.

      1,191
      posts

    11. Swordsmithing

      When size matters.

      5,078
      posts

  5. Non-ferrous metal working

    1. General Metal Specific Discussion

      No iron content in the metals

      838
      posts

    2. Aluminum Alloys

      308
      posts

    3. Copper Alloys

      Copper, Brass, Bronze, etc

      3,086
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    4. Mokume Gane

      Mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns

      1,016
      posts

    5. Non-ferrous metal - heat treating

      98
      posts

    6. Repousse

      193
      posts

    7. Titanium Alloys

      317
      posts

  6. Welding / Fabrication

    1. Welding/Fab General Discussion

      6,176
      posts

    2. Welder's beginers course

      310
      posts

    3. Welding Equipment

      1,773
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  7. Misc Discussions

    1. Introduce Yourself

      A place for folks to say hello and introduce themselves.

      21,825
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    2. Everything Else

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

      27,465
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    3. Events, Hammer ins, Where to meet

      3,509
      posts

    4. Book Reviews

      Metal related books and my review.

      1,328
      posts

    5. Tuesday night blueprints

      1
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    6. Vulcan's Grill, food recipes

      Food Recipes for Blacksmiths

      76
      posts

    7. Farriers and Horse stuff

      613
      posts

    8. Shop Tips n' Tricks

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

      2,665
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    9. Gunsmithing, Muskets, Flintlocks etc

      363
      posts

  8. Store

    1. Shirts, Apparel, Wearable goods

      80
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    2. Gas Forge Refractories and Supplies

      28
      posts

    3. Hand Hammers

      4
      posts

    4. Books, Printed Material

      31
      posts

  9. Safety

    1. Safety discussions

      How to work safely, Safety Hazards, etc.

      3,751
      posts

    2. Personal Protection Equipment

      1,749
      posts

    3. Zinc, galvanized, and coatings

      Zinc poisoning, fume fever,

      610
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  10. Sections

    1. In Case of Emergency

      A place to check in and inform

      430
      posts

    2. Prayer List

      7,360
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  11. Blacksmith Groups Forum

    1. Australia

      535
      posts

    2. Canada

      424
      posts

    3. South Africa

      363
      posts

    4. United Kingdom

      1,725
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    5. Ukraine

      8
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    6. United States

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    7. Inactive

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