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"glue" for insulated fire bricks?

Not only are some of mine broken but it'd be cool to "glue" them together to make a shape that doesn't involve simple st...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by alvinj
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by alvinj

September Metalsmithing Workshops in Peoria, Illinois

The Sun Foundation for the Adavancement of the Arts and Sciences and the Illinois Valley Blacksmithing Association with...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by michaelpaulbrown
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by michaelpaulbrown

FS:(in England) Goliath Power Hammer

I have a Goliath 60 lb power hammer here in England in good working order sadly for sale due to an aborted house move....
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by andrew
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew

Charcoal v Coal

Hello Collective The are many benefits to reducing ones carbon footprint and becoming more eco-friendly. I would like t...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by net
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by net

Is there anybody out there?

Doesn't anyone use this newsgroup anymore? I haven't seen a new message on here in almost a year.
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rlgroshans
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by rlgroshans

Handedness in Tongs

What's the big deal about whether tongs are right- or left-handed? I've read any number of 'recipes' for making tongs a...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by noMail
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by noMail

Hand held air hammers

Hi all, I am looking for a hand-held air hammer for repousse work on 1mm copper. Please could anybody recommend a model...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by J.Crean
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by J.Crean

Conan the barbarian's' knife maker wanna bees?

When demonstrating to the public, I an often asked if I shoe horses (I don't) or am told that the "I want to learn just...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spaco
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by spaco

Home built gas burner question

Hello all. I am going to build my own forging studio and I have a question about home built gas burners. I have a copy...
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by farrell5000
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by farrell5000

setting up a forge

Hi i just recently went to a blacksmithing "camp" for 2 days where i turned a "railroad" spike(was actually an abandone...
33 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Cyproz
33 comments posted 19yrs posted by Cyproz

Knife with apricot

I think it looks pretty good. The apricot has a lot a character and I really need to learn how to take better pictures...
29 comments posted 19yrs
posted by son_of_bluegrass
29 comments posted 19yrs posted by son_of_bluegrass

power hammer which one???????

looking to buy a new hammer, but i live in perth west australia and it is very hard to find any thing here . i saw the...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by impactwroughtiron
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by impactwroughtiron

Design in Structural Steel (1960)

Design in Structural Steel (1960) John E Lothers Professor of Architectural Engineering College of Engineering Oklahoma...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jagostinelli
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by jagostinelli

Need blacksmith-made puzzle

I am looking for a puzzle design that a blacksmith could make during demonstrations to the public. I don't want to make...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spaco
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by spaco