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1. Blacksmithing, General Discussion

   • Reference Materials

   Blacksmithing related topics, general discussion

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   • What did you do in the shop today?
   • By Irondragon Forge ClayWorks, 3 minutes ago
2. Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels

   • Anvil Reviews by brand
   • Repairing and Modification to Anvils
   • Swage Blocks
   • Mandrels
   • TPAAAT - Applied Anvil Acquisition Technique

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   • Reasonable price for this Trenton
   • By Brian Hibbert, 37 minutes ago
3. Stands for Anvils, Swage Blocks, etc

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   • Show me your anvil stands
   • By Frosty, July 12
4. Forges

   • Solid Fuel Forges
   • Gas Forges
   • Bellows, Blowers
   • Chimneys, Hoods, and Stacks
   • Induction Heating, Oil forges, etc

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

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   • Burners 101
   • By Mikey98118, 2 hours ago
5. Blacksmith Tooling

   • Tools, general discussion
   • Hand Hammers
   • Tools, ID, and pictorial reference
   • Slitters, Punches, Drifts, etc
   • Hot Cuts, Anvil devils, metal cutting on the anvil.
   • Tongs

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   • "Universal" hand tool handle
   • By Daswulf, 52 minutes ago
6. Vises

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

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   • How much better are post vises vs bench vises?
   • By JHCC, 9 hours ago
7. Heat Treating, general discussion

   Annealing, Hardening, Heat Treating, Tempering

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   • Regarding Work Hardening, with some observations about ductile cast iron anvils
   • By Frosty, September 12
8. Building, Designing a Shop

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   • Does anyone have a recommendation for a very simple shelter for an outdoor shop?
   • By Frosty, August 29
9. Problem Solving

   • What can I make from . . . .

   Got a problem - we try to solve it.

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   • Good solution for file handles
   • By Will Brouwers, September 7
10. Alchemy and Formulas

    Alchemy and formulas used in blacksmithing

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    • Home made paste wax
    • By Frosty, September 12
11. Fluxes used in blacksmithing

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    • volcanic ash as flux?
    • By Jason Fry, April 4
12. Finishes for Metal

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    • My copper plated projects need a finish
    • By Frosty, June 16
13. Metallurgy

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    • Unusual alloy of gold and steel
    • By Mike BR, August 18
14. Metal Sculpture & Carvings

    Discussion on metal crafting for a unique and artistic experience.

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    • Folding steel shape how?
    • By JHCC, Sunday at 06:22 PM
15. Cold Worked Iron and Steel

    Armour, English wheels, spin forming, etc

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    • JHCC's consolidated Hossfeld Universal Bender #2 thread
    • By Frosty, 8 hours ago
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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    • Smalls Projects for Sale
    • By Goods, August 25
17. Smelting, Melting, Foundry, and Casting

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    • So I want to melt/smelt some brass...
    • By Purple Bullet, Wednesday at 04:07 PM
18. Member Projects

    • What can I make?

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

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    • A fire place grill - pic heavy
    • By Rojo Pedro, September 13