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Power hammer

Hey guys, I posted a video of the hammer I am selling. Click the link and then have fun making fun of me smacking the d...

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posted by andhi

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by andhi

Selling some power hammers

Hey anybody, I am selling two of my power hammers. I have a 50lb and a 25 lb little giant hammer that I will be dumping...

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posted by andhi

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by andhi

new shop floor question

I checked the archives & rcm's archives with only ltd. success. I'm designing for an immediate build (moving) a new sho...

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posted by stratind

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by stratind

Propane bottle

Soon I will be purchasing my first ever 20 pound propane bottle, for my 'forge under construction'. I have reason to be...

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posted by footboarder

14 comments posted 19yrs posted by footboarder

Home built burner

Hello all. I am in Thailand and shipping costs and customs duties on goods purchased from the U.S. are prohibitive. I a...

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posted by k4556

38 comments posted 19yrs posted by k4556

New to blacksmithing?

Maybe it's time to post this again: New folks should visit the ABANA website (www.abana.org)so they can look up their c...

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posted by spaco

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A fast way to demonstrate how a piece is made

This may be "old hat" to some, but---- A guy came over yesterday to get some questions answered. One question was: How...

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posted by spaco

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by spaco

Forge Tuning Questions

I've done a bit of work in the forge I've built, and it seems to be heating up nicely, and I THINK I have the burners e...

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posted by muck

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zink casting

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posted by jackmao_11

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Traditional chinese smithing

Last night I watched about ten minutes of "Ancient Discoveries" on the history channel. They talked about chinese sword...

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posted by matthewk

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by matthewk

Repost...Kaowool & Forge questions

I will be constructing my first forge ever. I will use a 5 gallon bucket, and I see that Kaowool blankets are expensive...

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posted by footboarder

12 comments posted 19yrs posted by footboarder

Broken anvil

Hi Guys, A tale of woe. I had a nice piece of pattern welded steel underway, and was happily pounding away on my cheap...

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posted by charlesanderson

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by charlesanderson

Forge & Kaowool questions

I will be constructing my first forge ever. I will use a 5 gallon bucket, and I see that Kaowool blankets are expensive...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by footboarder

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by footboarder

First knife finished this year

I finally got back to doing some work on knives. I started this one last year and just got it finished. The steel is 10...

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posted by son_of_bluegrass

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by son_of_bluegrass

Forging vid

Hey guys, I just posted a new video to youtube. Check out the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_LA_R4ifYk It is som...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by andhi

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by andhi