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Fire management in a coal forge

Hey, I'm a brand spankin' new smith who's having a bit of a problem. I've fired my forge twice now since I've built it,...
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posted by Mr.Yablo
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by Mr.Yablo

Recipe/availability for Repousse Pitch

I am trying to find information about making Repousse pitch. I have found several "recipes" for making pitch, but, most...
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posted by paul_bilodeau1
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by paul_bilodeau1

power hammer tooling?

Gday all, I was reading the Hammer's Blow, spring 2007 editing today, the article about power hammer tooling. One tool...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by troy_honeman
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by troy_honeman

Right To Work

In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, as 'right-to-work.' It pro...
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posted by mwron
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by mwron

Lube/ grease for Champion hand crank?

I have a Champion blower that's in nice shape externally, the gears seem to be in fine shape, but the bearings, especia...
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posted by myAddressIs
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by myAddressIs

Building a Coal forge - input appreciated.

Hello all- As payment for one of the knives I made, I've got the services of a very talented welder to help me make a n...
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posted by prometheus
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by prometheus

Ebay Anvil: Worth it?

Hello all: I'm bidding on this eBay anvil. I was outbid. I'm thinking of bidding again. To me, it looks like it's in re...
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posted by xorandnotor
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by xorandnotor

Where to get 1/4" square mild steel?

Many people use 1/4" square rod for lots of projects like nails, S-hooks, kitchen tools, etc., etc. Most would like to...
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posted by spaco
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by spaco

Re: 100 Years

that's why i have been signing and dating my work for the last 35 years. have fun, mark
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posted by marwen
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by marwen

Learning to be a Farrier/Blacksmith in Louisiana?

I would like to know if there is anywhere one can learn to become a farrier/blacksmith in Louisiana? I like animals and...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by SinteredSickness
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by SinteredSickness

TV Blacksmithing

. . . since there seemed to be quite an interest last year when I posted info about this, I repost now. I have no assoc...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by footboarder
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by footboarder

A fairly basic pattern-welding question

Hello all, I decided to try my hand at making some damascus-style pattern welded knife blanks, and it's working more or...
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posted by prometheus
23 comments posted 18yrs posted by prometheus

Pattern Ideas

A Google alert found my inbox this morning with a delicious PDF of all sorts of ironwork ideas: http://www.metalwebnews...
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posted by skafarski
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by skafarski