Blacksmithing, General Discussion

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1. Bolts for forging

   By Wrought Iron Farm, March 5, 2019
   • 22 replies
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   • ThomasPowers
   • March 11, 2019

3. Forge Welding in an Induction Forge

   By bajajoaquin, February 27, 2018
   • 11 replies
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   • Pr3ssure
   • March 9, 2019

4. nicholson files

   By bluejay, August 8, 2014
   • 14 replies
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   • Irondragon Forge ClayWorks
   • March 8, 2019

5. How to Forge a Portable Fence post (Barb wire post)..

   By jlpservicesinc, March 2, 2019
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   • jlpservicesinc
   • March 2, 2019

6. Identifying bolts

   By Pr3ssure, February 27, 2019
   • 7 replies
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   • ThomasPowers
   • February 28, 2019

7. Forge My Wedding Ring

   By Smelt_It_Delt_It, January 25, 2019   

   • wedding
   • forge welding
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • wedding
     • forge welding
     • damascus
   • 10 replies
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   • Jon Kerr
   • February 26, 2019

8. Soften - Harden.

   By Shenzhen Sumo, February 25, 2019
   • 6 replies
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   • arftist
   • February 25, 2019

9. What can I make from harrow tines?

   By Donal Harris, February 3, 2019
   • 15 replies
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   • ausfire
   • February 23, 2019

10. garden fence

    By cipote, February 20, 2019
    • 11 replies
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    • Frosty
    • February 22, 2019

11. Spring steel in Australia

    By KaylemM, February 20, 2019   

    • forgemasters
    • phil jonston
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • forgemasters
      • phil jonston
      • blacksmith
      • forging
    • 0 replies
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    • KaylemM
    • February 20, 2019

12. What are old pickaxes made of? 1 2

    By KLO, August 24, 2018
    • 25 replies
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    • jlpservicesinc
    • February 18, 2019

13. 1045 uses

    By MikedMck, February 4, 2019
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    • Gazz
    • February 17, 2019

14. Etiquette when working in groups

    By Shabumi, February 15, 2019
    • 19 replies
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    • Shabumi
    • February 16, 2019

15. My workshop and a knifemaking course

    By BartW, December 11, 2018
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    • pnut
    • February 14, 2019

16. Codes

    By ArchAngelAres, February 12, 2019
    • 4 replies
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    • Irondragon Forge ClayWorks
    • February 12, 2019

17. Carbon migration question

    By Shabumi, February 9, 2019
    • 15 replies
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    • jlpservicesinc
    • February 12, 2019

18. Half Penny scroll... 1 2

    By jlpservicesinc, February 9, 2019
    • 25 replies
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    • jlpservicesinc
    • February 12, 2019

19. Forge welding butchered metal

    By Iron Pop 1, January 31, 2019
    • 15 replies
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    • Aubrey
    • February 12, 2019

20. Forging large Circles HELP 1 2

    By Hephaestus Smith, March 22, 2017
    • 35 replies
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    • anvil
    • February 12, 2019

21. Brain storming a billet

    By Sly, February 3, 2019   

    • bloom steel
    • forge welding
    • 24 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • Sly
    • February 5, 2019

22. First go at canister damascus

    By fleur de lis, January 17, 2019
    • 3 replies
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    • fleur de lis
    • February 3, 2019

23. Reusing Insulating Fire Brick

    By frostyforge, April 1, 2017   

    • cement
    • refractory
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      Tagged with:

      • cement
      • refractory
      • insulating-firebrick
    • 4 replies
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    • arftist
    • February 3, 2019

24. Hydraulic Press until Cold?

    By highfade, January 31, 2019
    • 9 replies
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    • ThomasPowers
    • February 3, 2019

25. Pickaxe

    By Pickaxe, January 27, 2019
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • ThomasPowers
    • January 28, 2019

26. Identification help

    By GMoore, January 28, 2019   

    • museum collections
    • 2 replies
    • 756 views
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    • Steve Sells
    • January 28, 2019