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I hope you like blacksmithing too. I have a feeling you will be doing it. One way or the other!!

I think Brian accomplished exactly what he was after by starting this thread. Sharing knowledge. Teaching. Getting out to the shop to see for ourselves what happens. Making our own assumptions, then sharing our results thus keeping the learning cycle going. Thanks to all, I gotta head out to the shop to try something!!

I guess I did learn something today. Thanks

I am very Impressed !!

Same as Charles said.

Very Nice!

If only it could talk!

First off, thanks to everyone who contributes. I know your time is valuable. To those that don't have time to do research, maybe they should just try it on their own. I think they will find out it takes a lot less time to research something than it does to figure it out on your own. I guess they just want to be an instant blacksmith. Only thing I've found instant doing this is how you can instantly ruin something you have been working on all day because you didn't do the research on the proper procedure.

Very nice!!

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got it

No

All I can say is I'd rather have a bad day forging than a good day at the same job I've had for 38 years!!

Nice work!

Lucky friend!!!

Nice!

Yep. Hot patch clamp for inner tubes. Have one in my toolbox.

Check out IVBA. Illinois Valley Blacksmith Association. Should be a phone number to call.

You must really be livin right!!!!

Very nice video. Thanks

The video Rich is referring to was "The Gunsmith of Williamsburg". It's on you tube. I think the thread was how to build a flintlock in an hour. Something like that anyway. Hope it helps.

I like it!!!

I like Alec's belt buckle.

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Way to go!!!!