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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

Charcoal briquettes

Hello, fellows. Can charcoal briquettes be "coked" on a forge? Just curious. Mike Mandaville Austin, Texas
29 comments posted 21yrs
posted by MikeMandaville
29 comments posted 21yrs posted by MikeMandaville

Help IDing old post vise

I have been looking for a post vise for a while and bought this one yesterday 2 miles from my house. I got it for $100...
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by dantzler45
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by dantzler45

interesting page

http://www.wingtsunwelt.com/english/presse/news_399.html
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posted by (nospam)haaken.hveem
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by (nospam)haaken.hveem

differential hardened sword

Does anyone know any place that sells european style swords with differential hardened blades ? ( 13' century please )
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posted by (nospam)haaken.hveem
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by (nospam)haaken.hveem

Celtic Blacksmithing

Just a quick note to let anyone who's interested know that on Saturday May 7th our group "Ancient Celtic Clans" (http:/...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by blksmith
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by blksmith

Rodded Handles on Hot-Punch

I would like to make a hot-punch with handle, but am not ready to punch/drift the handle hole. Instead I am thinking to...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jonp154
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by jonp154

thanks all,

I just wanted to thank everyone here who has offered advice. I've got a blade in the oven tempering. Each succesive one...
10 comments posted 21yrs
posted by son_of_bluegrass
10 comments posted 21yrs posted by son_of_bluegrass

Flypress for Drawing Stock

I've been blacksmithing for about a month, now. I've discovered I enjoy making tongs from one piece of stock and have m...
12 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jonp154
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by jonp154

Swap Meet

Some one posted a message about a metalworking-blacksmith trade show and swap-meet at Guthrie, Oklahoma May 21 and left...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nexwaval
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by nexwaval

heat treating help

Hello to the group I have a Damascus blade I have been working on . It is finished except for heat treating and temperi...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jpelzer
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by jpelzer

Recrute ferronnier

Nous recherchons un ferronnier avec un minimum de 2 ans d'experience Le candidat doit etre capable de réaliser des form...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mspoirier
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by mspoirier

Trip to CBA Spring Conference

I'll be driving up to the California Blacksmiths Association Spring Conference, in Petaluma CA, from Orange county. I w...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jpolaski
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by jpolaski

Air-Hardening Steel for Blacksmithing Tooling

I have a chance to pick up a bunch of A-2 cutoffs (rounds, flats, etc.) for a few dollars. Is air-hardening steel approp...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jonp154
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by jonp154