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FS: Vintage Vulcan Anvil

I am selling a Vintage Vulcan Anvil weighinh 110lbs. Great shape, no chips off the edges and works wonderfully. Would m...
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posted by bwitty2
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by bwitty2

forges

why not build both?.....i'll bet you will find use for each one. mark
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posted by marwen
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by marwen

Charcoal or propane

I am setting up my first forge. I am at an em pass as to weather to go with charcoal, which I have some experience with...
28 comments posted 21yrs
posted by momstheboss
28 comments posted 21yrs posted by momstheboss

heat conduction in a red hot rod ?

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this question, but if it's not please point me to the correct group. Bac...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kolesnik
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by kolesnik

Swan Portaforge?

I'm looking to add a gas forge and I've come across Swan Portaforges on the web and was wondering if anyone had any exp...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by pathopfinger
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by pathopfinger

First Damascus knife

Ok, here we go, this is a link to my first damascus blade. It's made from 1065 and A203E, it has 192 layers with a modi...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by tomsmith694us
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by tomsmith694us

New Blacksmith Assn in Vancouver B.C.

The Burnaby Heritage Blacksmith Association (BHBA) is looking for members of any experience level. We are located in Va...
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posted by BHBA
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by BHBA

question about steel stock

A friend who was cleaning out his dad's garage found a box of horseshoes way in the back, and knowing that I make knive...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by RRUFIANGE
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by RRUFIANGE

The colors of the grain inside

Greetings, Took GreyAngel's advice and messed around with normalizing. The blade turned out to have nasty cracks in it,...
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posted by nospam
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by nospam

Naturally aspirated burner designs

Hi. Anyone have experience with the relative merits and performance of the Reil-type burners (Reil-burner, side arm bur...
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posted by sir.eggplantalot
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by sir.eggplantalot

ITC versus Plistix

Hi. Does anyone have any comments and/or experience with Plistix and how it compares to ITC-100? I have read that plist...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by sir.eggplantalot
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by sir.eggplantalot

heat treating and annealing vs forging question

Ok, I messed up the heat treatment of a couple of O-1 plane blades. Too hard, edges crumble. I, and others, keep coming...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nospam
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by nospam

Iron Bloomery

Guys, (longtime lurker here) I thought you might be interested in some metalworking content: http://bellsouthpwp.net/m/...
23 comments posted 21yrs
posted by MMDCL
23 comments posted 21yrs posted by MMDCL