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Annealing a rail

I have a piece of railroad rail that I may use for making a little homemade anvil (just a fun project with scrap materi...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus5425
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus5425

Homemade anvil from railroad track and 4140 steel

I am not a blacksmith, but would like to have a anvil like object for pounding stuff. Because of the above and lack of...
23 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ignoramus29761
23 comments posted 19yrs posted by ignoramus29761

Anvil touch-up

Got a new-to-me anvil today - Peter Wright patent "solid wrought" marked for 146 lbs (1 1 6). Should on the whole be an...
30 comments posted 19yrs
posted by LawrenceSMITH
30 comments posted 19yrs posted by LawrenceSMITH

Attwood Anvils

Hello, Does anyone know anything about Attwood (UK) anvils? Good/Bad or otherwise? Cheers. JPS
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bubba
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by bubba

Gas forge revisited

Gday all, Ok its back to the gas forge again - sorry if you are getting sick of this topic :-) But I'm getting towards...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by troy_honeman
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by troy_honeman

tempering tongs and the like

My first projects will be to make some tongs. I am wondering how one handles the tempering part of doing this. I imagin...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by footboarder
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by footboarder

BAKCA meetings

I want to go to next BAKCA meeting. It suppose to happen every second Thursday of the month. BAKCA website looks abando...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by alexkuzn
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by alexkuzn

San salvilo blacksmithing school

Has anyone visited or taken classes at the San Salvilo school in Italy? I have heard a bit about it but havent spoken wi...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by andhi
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by andhi

Lawn mower blade material, again

This post relates the "Steel for Knife making" post by "rider" to rec.crafts.metalworking on 8/31/06. The thread change...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spaco
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by spaco

Top 50 Blacksmithing Sites

I just found this link. ---And devastated that my own website is not among them (just kidding). Top 50 Blacksmithing Sit...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spaco
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by spaco

gas forge burner question

Gday all, is there any advantage or disadvantage to using a blown burner over a venturi or atmospheric type? I trying t...
28 comments posted 19yrs
posted by troy_honeman
28 comments posted 19yrs posted by troy_honeman

Peoria, Illinois Fall Blacksmithing Workshops

The Sun Foundation for the Arts and Sciences and the Illinois Valley Blacksmithing Association will hold their 16th ann...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by miscevicius
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by miscevicius

Art of Horse Shoeing Vintage 1922 FA

The Art of Horse Shoeing by William Hunting 1922 VGC 223 pages. Superb copy of this scarce book in lovely condition,abs...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by janeypugh
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by janeypugh