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By posting the photos in the IForgeIron Gallery they are automatically resized. Just go to the image you need displayed in the gallery, right click the mouse, click properties, and then copy the bottom URL. Do NOT use the "click to enlarge" full size image as this is many times way to large for the forum. When you type in your post, click on the manage attachments button and paste the URL into the Upload File from a URL space and click upload. For additional photos, repeat the process. This way you have the image in the post where it is used as a visual aid, and in the gallery where it well be seen by everyone, not just those reading the post. Douple posting an image in this fashion is encouraged as many more viewers see your work. Many times you will see both an image in the post AND a thumbnail. The image in the post is referenced via URL to another internet location. If the other internet location is deleted, the image can not be displayed and it creates a broken link in the forum and the information is lost. The thumbnail is part of the IForgeIron Forum, is saved in the forum, and the information remains for all to use. If the thumbnail is not created when the post is originally made, someone has to review the posts and then add the image manually so the information is not lost. This will become an issue as the forum grows larger so your attention to these details now is most appreciated.

You may want to look at the Blueprint BP0300 on Getting started in Blacksmithing. BP0133 the 55 Forge and BP0238 55 Forge/side blast are very simple to make forges that work. Neither forge is lined but uses ash as a insulating material. There is other information there you may find of interest as well.

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Check the Blueprints BP0267 Making a Collar or Clip By Strine, HWooldridge, Irnsrgn, Ten Hammers, Frogvalley, Rantalin, 6013, Ed Thomas, B.H., and Jim Carothers This is more than just a tutorial, it is a look into how blacksmiths solve problems. The original topic is discussed on "How to make a Collar" under problem solving If you use the search feature on this forum: Collar > gives 20 results, Clip > gives 11 results. If others have better information or ideas, please chime in.

Safety first If you can not be safe, don't play with the chemicals. This means full face protection, gloves, chemical aprons, and the list goes on and on. As Miles pointed out, breathing the fumes is NOT a good thing and does damage starting with the first sniff. You must know the dangers before you start and already have a plan for when things go wrong. 911 (emergency assistance) on the telephone speed dial is not a plan, it is a last feble attempt to get help. There are people of all ages reading this material we need to continually remind them to be safe.

ODBSA Meeting for August 2006 Charlie Hanks' place Photos from this event are posted in the IForgeIron Gallery

Go to the opening page of IForgeIron.com and click on "Search the Site", then type in Forge Weld. You get 12 hits. Start with S-0002 Making your first forge weld, then BP0214, BP0231 and the rest. BP0107 - Air Diverter (Blueprints 100-200) BP0205 - Knife Making 101 or how to cook a cat (Blueprints 200-300) BP0214 - Twisted Basket (Blueprints 200-300) BP0218 - Split work Hinges (Blueprints 200-300) BP0222 - Split Cleft Weld (Blueprints 200-300) BP0231 - Ear of Wheat (Blueprints 200-300) BP0232 - Side Blown Demo Forge (Blueprints 200-300) BP0274 Casting a Hammer (Blueprints 200-300) BP0286 Mini Anvil (Blueprints 200-300) S-0002 Making Your First Forge Weld (Stories) S-0008 Advice to New Blacksmiths (Stories) S-0009 The Demonstration (Stories) Go to the forum and click on Search then type in Forge Weld. The search engine for the forum (different engine) came back with 91 hits. This is not to discourage you from asking questions or to discourage others from providing answers. The search engines on IForgeIron just makes finding things easy, and provides you with step-by-step Blueprints and instructions on how to use your forge welding knowledge. You must provide the practice to make it look easy.

There are still receint photos at the bottom of the page. * Click on the calendar date and get those photos posted on that date. * Go to the top right, 3rd blue bar down - right hand side and look for 1 day, 7 day, 14 day, all. Click the time frame you want to view. At the bottom of the page that will be shown are numbers representing MORE pages if available. Currently the 7 day choice has 21 additional pages. * Set the number of images seen per page at just over the thumbnails. Default is 12, but this can be adjusted to show 12, 16, 20, 24 thumbnails per page. * Click catagory - members gallery then click at the bottom Personal Albums Index to find the albums of that member. * At the bottom of some pages you have Sort Photos. This allows you to sort by time frame, order, or to Quick Jump between sections of the gallery.

Welcome Job To post images, post your text reply as usual them drop down below the text box and click on manage attachments, then browse, select the image on your hard drive and click upload. When finished click close this window at the top right of the browse page and then submit reply. If the image is already on the internet, copy and paste to the Upload from a URL box, then click upload. You can repeat the procedure for more images. When finished click on submit reply. The max size for the images is 640x480 pixels.

General Information: If you choose to ignore a member of the IForgeIron forum, you have the option to click on user control panel at the top left of the page, click on buddy / ignore lists second up from the bottom of the page, and add that members name to the RIGHT hand side of the box, and click update ignore list. This will remove all the posts from this member from your view. To view the posts from this member in the future, you follow the procedure again, but this time remove the ignored members name from the ignore list, and click update ignore list. If you have a specific reason to believe there is a problem on the site, please contact Glenn with your information. Until he is alerted to the problem, he can not fix it. River-Gazer: This post is NOT a suggestion toward you, but is posted as general information to the members of the site. If you (River-Gazer) are sincere in your quest for knowledge, the people at IForgeIron are just as sincere in answering your questions, and providing you with good information. You have experienced this first hand already. You are encouraged to ask questions in order to gain knowledge and understanding of the craft, the same as any other member of the site.

Nitewalker, When you finish reading what is shown on the forum, go to the bottom of the page and click on archives, then click on one of the discussions (blacksmithing for instance). This will show a list of the topics that are "archived" and available for viewing. Click on the subject you want and the conversation is listed for your review. You can use the search feature and enter key words to find things. There are 3 search engines, one for the opening page of IForgeIron, a different search engine for the IForgeIron Forum, and yet another search engine for the IForgeIron Gallery. Then there are the Blueprints, or how-to projects. Welcome to the site.