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Ken, Just use a link to the information if it is copyrighted. That way we still get to review the information and they are not infringed upon.

Rond there are some blueprints on knife making.

Congratulations on being Certified as a Blacksmith. Please keep posting photos so we can keep up with your progress.

The Guide lines on the prayer list are as follows: This is not a religious forum, but a blacksmithing site with (by request) a section to ask for assistance and acknowledge blessings. IForgeIron is a world wide site representing many religions and you therefore SHOULD NOT specifically refer to any one religion or any one God. IForgeIron does not care in which direction you face when you pray, nor does it care if you stand, bow, kneel, sit, or lay prone when you pray. It does not matter, as the prayer is between you and your God (whatever you perceive your God to be). Some believe very strongly in their religion and their God, and that is a good thing for them. If someone asks for assistance, and you feel so inclined, please ask YOUR God to assist those in need. Your God may or may not be THEIR God, but the assistance and or blessings from YOUR God should still be appreciated. To those without a religion or a God, simple wish those in need well, and to be without problems. Thank you for your cooperation. IForgeIron is a world wide web site, and invites folks from all religions (and even those without religion) to visit and learn about blacksmithing. I have let this discussion run a bit to see where it would go, and I think the subject has been discussed with several views being presented. Due to the sensitivity and differing viewpoints of religion, the subject is now closed.

Let us cut through all the hype and provide some hard numbers on the price of a vise. You know what you paid for YOUR vise, help us build a data base. Please list the following information Brand (if available) Size or Weight Condition (Photo if it is available) Price paid and year Location and other details if you wish. As the number posts increases, so will the data base. No more smoke and mirrors, no more hype, just REAL numbers.

Brand scrap Weight 75# Condition see photo Price $0.00 Free 2005, Steel Yard drop from cutting a hole in plate steel

A Vulcan, a Fisher, and the third anvil unknown. Brand see photo Weight marked 1-2-12 = 180 and weighed 178# Condition see photo Price $200 in May 2007, WV, USA Hammer in

Let us cut through all the hype and provide some hard numbers on anvil prices. You know what you paid for YOUR anvil, help us build a data base. Please list the following information Brand (if available) Weight Condition (Photo if it is available) Price paid and year Location and other details if you wish. As the number of anvils posted increases, so will the data base. No more smoke and mirrors, no more hype, just REAL numbers.

Dinah Shore in a 1959 Chevrolet Impala Convertible

The following links should answer a lot of your questions. IForgeIron.com > Getting Started IForgeIron.com > Lessons in Metalworking > Blacksmithing

Piglet, BP1009 Post Vise 3rd photo up from the bottom. See how Hofi solved a handle problem on his vise.

There is a billet of Damascus currently for sale on the IForgeIron Auction site.

another thread on induction heating

Another thread on induction heating

It would seem you could use induction heating to control and to adjust the temperature of the metal over a period of time. Instead of putting a piece of metal into a bucket of ashes or insulating media, you could allow it to cool over a set number of degrees per hour, or set the temperature to hold at a certain level. It would seem to have possibility of being very accurate (minus the power company fluctuations).

Anyone ever think of using induction heating to controlling the temperature of the metal when heat treat blades?

How to figure pulley diameters: D x N = d x n D = diameter of the driven pulley d = diameter of the driver pulley N = rpm of the driven pulley n = rpm of the driver pulley Slip and creep are not considered and omitted. Driven speed should be increased by 2% for belt slip. Source: Millwrights and Mechanics Guide

A neighbor ask if I wanted some metal he was throwing away, come on over. And do you ever use any hammers? There is one strange hammer, the other is too heavy for him to use. The metal was 20 automobile rims, one pair of tongs, one pair hoof nippers, a 4 pound hammer, and a funny looking hammer with a little rust on it.

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I just got back from the shop where I succeeded in embarrassed myself. So I admit it, Moony your the better man (this time). Take the challenge, post the video. Just mention IForgeIron in the video so we know it is the real thing.

I have heard about such things, but leave it to an Aussie to prove it. Good show Moony

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IForgeIron.com > Lessons in Metalworking > Blacksmithing > LB0003 Blacksmithing Forges and > LB0005 Blacksmithing Anvils

What exactly is metal fatigue? Is thee any way to tell if a piece of metal has been fatigued before you use it to make a project?

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