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Noobie forge building

Hi everyone Just built my forge and thought I would show the world how it was done. Please take a look and I welcome you...
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posted by vantastic
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by vantastic

Swordsmithing

Hello all, I'm new around here and I've been interested in smithing for a long time, however, I've never been able to f...
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posted by moonlesskey
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reuse big drill bit

Hi. I recently bought a big old toolbox full of junk tools because I needed the toolbox and also it had a nice V-swage...
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posted by ericchang
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Metal Work Blacksmith manual 1906 FA

Metal Work, A Practical Handbook for the Amateur Worker in Iron,Brass,Zinc, Copper etc. by George Day 1906 Good conditi...
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posted by janeypugh
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Making Charcoal

Anyone know of a good way to make charcoal in a relatively small area. I'm currently setting up my forge using an old w...
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posted by vantastic
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W1 vs 1095?

While looking in Machinery?s Handbook for the ?difference? between W1 and 1095 steels, I realized that the ?Letter Symb...
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posted by spaco
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Basic Blacksmithing link

Hey, Bob- Take a look at this link. http://www.workshop-projects.com/projects/blacksmithing/ I just thought it was a ne...
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posted by spaco
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online books

I don't know if people have also seen these online books as well: Online Books Farm Blacksmithing by Jim Drew...
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posted by jerry_sauve
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Padlock making workshop

Tom Latane', blacksmith extraordinaire, from Pepin, Wisconsin recently put on a padlock making workshop at the Tunnel M...
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posted by spaco
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by spaco

Yahoo curious ????

Is there a room in Yahoo Chat dedicated to Blacksmithing?
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posted by footboarder
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My latest work

And last untill the weather lets me set up my fair weather forge again. The steel for all blades is 1095. After quench...
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posted by son_of_bluegrass
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New to Blacksmithing?

New folks should visit the ABANA website so they can look up their closest affiliate (chapter). Personally, I am happy...
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posted by spaco
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Blacksmith lessons

Hi. I was wondering if anybody offers lessons in blacksmithing in or near to my area, or could suggest somebody who doe...
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posted by raidiniantz
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Re: power hammer

> Stupid question category, but has anyone ever successfully made a power > hammer using a jack hammer like this ? > >...
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posted by nitecrawler7
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E-books

Here are links to a pair of good, free e-books (both are in pdf form): http://ftpforge.chez-alice.fr/Blacksmithing.pdf...
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posted by gb6491
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by gb6491