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Okay I lied but this is ridiculous.. Don't be dumb about your answers just to get the last word, no your not a certified doctor. But guess what in that time when you were doctoring your foot you sir were a doctor.. Someone else on here said it really good, fishing, he never went to school for it, never got taught by master fisherman, never made money off the fish he caught , so I guess when he takes his rod and reel to the lake he's not a fisherman? I know there's different levels . But we don't have a specific way to distinguish each 1 . Let's go back to the doctors there's nurses nurse practitioners doctors all different levels . But for us there or not. I sir a year in am a blacksmith, that guy that just made his first piece he's a blacksmith. You of 40 years or whatever is a blacksmith... We're all freakin blacksmiths! You bend the hot iron so you are...

I'm sorry I don't usually get into discussions like this but I'm telling you right now I'm a blacksmith and try to tell me I am NOT... I knew I shouldn't have posted, and this is my last post in this thread Peace out Chris the blacksmith...

At that point in time right then you are a mechanic . Just can't understand why it's so hard for some to see if your doing the job that's what you are.. I think they call it jack of all trades master of none

I see a model t wheel? It yours?

The first time I bent a piece of hot metal I was performing the act of blacksmithing, that in turn made the handler of the metal a blacksmith... Cut and dry.... But let's don't get into that it never ends good! Lol

I like it from here!

Hey I clean mine after each session! Ain't no shame in a cleaning job! Looks great keep it that way

If you don't like it take a hammer to it! It's no fun to work on something that is not right!

You're right I guess the question should have been is traditional blacksmithing dying?

I'm out ! I'll keep my oily rust look ! Lol

Yup that's it! Now if they don't let you in will string them from a tree !

Let me get back from Brian's, Then we might see about something this fall? I would seriously love to come work with you...

That's sweet! Make a frame for it and hang it!

This might sound weird to sum but the reason I started was because of the way the economy was I wanted to know how to be more self reliant . What'd to make my own tools and weapons. Fix things that possibly could not be bought anymore . I have always been a hunter but now I'm doing more black powder a bow and arrow. My point being I think lots of people have the same ideas I had maybe that's why there was a jump in the interest of blacksmithing as of the last few years?

I took a piece of solid square stock, hammered the points down and made it a ball..

How big does it need to be?

I don't like mine. It's a pain to use and get set up I'm going to make one like this

All Frank has to worry about is scorpions..lol

Go into your settings and make it public

You got the better end. Use it!

Wow try a search! Lots of information here on that. I use bee wax at low heat.

Yes I am sick because of it! Have not been to work in 2 days

Stack them, weld the ends, one end has a rod to hold with. Heat, flux, heat to weld temperature, hammer on anvil, heat, twist, hammer flat on anvil... Right?