Blacksmithing, General Discussion

8,236 topics in this forum

1. It followed me home 1 2 3 4 441

   By Glenn, April 6, 2005
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   • CheechWizard
   • 2 hours ago

3. Blacksmith Sayings Proverbs 1 2

   By Borntoolate, March 21, 2011
   • 40 replies
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   • Ianincornwall
   • 17 hours ago

4. Blacksmithing gems and pearls 1 2 3 4 46

   By Glenn, December 1, 2013
   • 1,140 replies
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   • Irondragon Forge & Clay
   • June 27

5. Show me your blacksmith pets 1 2 3 4 27

   By Glenn, July 13, 2016
   • 666 replies
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   • Omnislug
   • June 11

6. READ THIS FIRST

   By JHCC, January 25, 2018
   • 5 replies
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   • Glenn
   • June 11

7. Advice to newbies from a newbie 1 2 3 4 5

   By Jack-O-Lantern, July 16, 2014
   • 106 replies
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   • ThomasPowers
   • June 1

8. Common Basic Mistakes That Beginners Should Avoid 1 2 3 4

   By JHCC, December 18, 2018
   • 96 replies
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   • Daniel95
   • May 4

9. the handy rail spike 1 2 3 4 7

   By ausfire, October 30, 2015   

   • rail spike
   • 174 replies
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   • Whiskytrekker
   • April 30

10. What did you do in the shop today? 1 2 3 4 521

    By littleblacksmith, January 22, 2017
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    • jlpservicesinc
    • 1 hour ago

11. Full time Blacksmith

    By Marc1, Thursday at 11:05 PM
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    • ThomasPowers
    • 5 hours ago

12. How to ask steel suppliers for their scrap

    By Awrksmokey, Friday at 09:00 PM
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    • ThomasPowers
    • 5 hours ago

13. Finally got back in my forge

    By Dax Hewitt, Saturday at 09:29 AM
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    • ThomasPowers
    • 10 hours ago

14. No scale on stainless steel?

    By arkie, June 22
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    • Frosty
    • Sunday at 09:46 PM

15. Cleft forge weld demo by Filip Ponseele

    By TechnicusJoe, Friday at 09:57 PM
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    • anvil
    • Sunday at 03:33 PM

16. Newbie questions

    By Dean92, June 16
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    • Dax Hewitt
    • Saturday at 11:42 AM

17. What should the weld prep for a loop look like?

    By HojPoj, Thursday at 03:29 PM
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    • Frosty
    • Thursday at 07:14 PM

18. Musical forging

    By Nobody Special, May 24
    • 20 replies
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    • Shabumi
    • Thursday at 12:20 AM
19. Cant tell the difference between a 1095 and 5160 leafspring just looking.

    Topic was moved to forum Metallurgy

20. Why I love wrought iron

    By Momatt, June 25
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    • ThomasPowers
    • June 25

21. Video: Van Der Steeg forges an anchor

    By Latticino, June 23
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    • Rojo Pedro
    • June 24

22. Show me your Bottle Openers! 1 2 3 4 69

    By Arbalist, April 23, 2009
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    • bluerooster
    • June 23

23. How did you get started blacksmithing 1 2 3 4

    By don't tread on me, December 25, 2010
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    • ThomasPowers
    • June 22

24. The Blacksmith's Image 1 2 3 4 5

    By Archie Zietman, April 29, 2008
    • 105 replies
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    • CrazyGoatLady
    • June 22

25. Firepit and fire set

    By ausfire, June 17
    • 7 replies
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    • anvil
    • June 18

26. Does forge welded rebar hold an edge!?

    By TechnicusJoe, June 12
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    • TechnicusJoe
    • June 12