Blacksmithing, General Discussion

8,329 topics in this forum

1. Blacksmith Sayings Proverbs 1 2 3

   By Borntoolate, March 21, 2011
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   • Bantou
   • 1 hour ago

3. It followed me home 1 2 3 4 487

   By Glenn, April 6, 2005
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   • Bantou
   • 8 hours ago

4. the handy rail spike 1 2 3 4 9

   By ausfire, October 30, 2015   

   • rail spike
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   • anvil
   • Friday at 04:37 PM

5. Blacksmithing gems and pearls 1 2 3 4 50

   By Glenn, December 1, 2013
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   • Frosty
   • May 9

6. Show me your blacksmith pets 1 2 3 4 31

   By Glenn, July 13, 2016
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   • ThomasPowers
   • May 3

7. Common Basic Mistakes That Beginners Should Avoid 1 2 3 4 5

   By JHCC, December 18, 2018
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   • ThomasPowers
   • April 26

8. READ THIS FIRST

   By JHCC, January 25, 2018
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   • Frosty
   • February 4

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

   By Jack-O-Lantern, July 16, 2014
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   • natkova
   • January 13

10. You might be addicted to blacksmithing if you... 1 2 3 4 11

    By divermike, January 29, 2009
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    • bluerooster
    • 28 minutes ago

11. What did you do in the shop today? 1 2 3 4 657

    By littleblacksmith, January 22, 2017
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    • bluerooster
    • 45 minutes ago

12. Creative tooling

    By JHCC, May 8
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    • Frosty
    • 18 hours ago

13. Can't forge weld - workpiece cooling too fast

    By CrazyOatmeal, May 5
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    • Frosty
    • Saturday at 10:40 PM

14. advice Cleaning intricate pieces.

    By mpc, May 10   

    • help
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    • Frosty
    • Wednesday at 01:17 AM

15. I found a load of wrought, how best to prep? 1 2

    By Scalebar, May 5
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    • JHCC
    • May 10

16. Forging copper with steel 1 2

    By Ranger604, July 21, 2010
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    • Chad J.
    • May 6

17. Camp Tripod and Grill. I would like to see yours.

    By DHarris, April 15
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    • DHarris
    • May 6

18. Forging with "bad" hands 1 2 3

    By SinDoc, April 27
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    • bluerooster
    • May 3

19. Swinging a striking hammer, rail road swing 1 2

    By Glenn, May 3, 2015
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    • ThomasPowers
    • May 3

20. GTTS Go To The Source 1 2

    By Glenn, February 27, 2017
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    • Frosty
    • May 2

21. Blacksmith shop for sale? 1 2 3

    By aaamax, April 19
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    • Frosty
    • May 1

22. Carbide Burr on Stainless

    By edennis, April 19
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    • BillyBones
    • April 29

23. Portable Hole and a couple of questions about rail anchors

    By DHarris, April 11
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    • bluerooster
    • April 24

24. Finally caved

    By SinDoc, April 21
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    • bluerooster
    • April 24

25. Side of the road find

    By Tom May, April 21
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    • ThomasPowers
    • April 21

26. car parts for steel 1 2

    By m31desantis, June 5, 2013
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    • BillyBones
    • April 20