AggieBlacksmith Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 What tips/tricks/advice have you learned as a blacksmith and made your own? (anything from "I drizzle Yankee Candle wax over my coke so my forge smells good" to "Coors light is the best quenching medium") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 May as well use Coors as a quench, it really isn't a good beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickb Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I give blacksmithing demonstrations at a local museum. It was once believed that Iron would harden if ...... by a little red headed boy. I have since learned this is not true and have stopped using this method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 The red headed boys urine treatment was used in the middle to treat eye problems. It doesn't work. Using urine for quenching is not advisable. The odor of urine quenching a wood fire is truly vile. (or a piece of hot metal) I suggest that you try water, brine, or oil for your quenching. SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperPatched Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Ah, you bring back memories of the sixth grade and the hiss and steam when boys would try to quench the steam radiator in the bathroom on a cold New England day. While I never contributed to the effort the attempts of others made even a brief excursion into the bathroom extremely unpleasant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hoover Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 10 hours ago, AggieBlacksmith said: What tips/tricks/advice have you learned as a blacksmith and made your own? (anything from "I drizzle Yankee Candle wax over my coke so my forge smells good" to "Coors light is the best quenching medium") Someone found a use for Coors? Wait, that's even thinner than a water quench. I wouldn't risk it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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