⚒ Blacksmithing - wrought iron and steel discussions

quenching media ?

greetings o wise ones i have a question about the different media used for quenching. as i sit here in the evenings i r...

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posted by son_of_bluegrass

29 comments posted 21yrs posted by son_of_bluegrass

post some examples

you guys need to post more of your work i love lookin at em... i've seen a couple of guy's knives (very well done ones)...

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posted by metal-gearNOSPAM

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by metal-gearNOSPAM

Wanted! RailRoad Spike Supplier - Brand new ones...

Does anyone happen to know where I might be able to purchase brand new Railroad spikes? Thanks in advance. John

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posted by john

3 comments posted 21yrs posted by john

Found: My 1950 Machinery's Handbook

As soon as I found it (14th edition) I rushed to compare it to my 1976-20th edition and found, to my surprise, there wa...

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posted by dgrup

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by dgrup

Newby Question Fold Forging metal, Whats best?

Newby Question Fold Forging metal, Whats best? Will a plain old railroad spike fold forge? What about old square nails?...

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posted by mswfgwe4gfwnt

5 comments posted 21yrs posted by mswfgwe4gfwnt

new bug

The forge was still hot so I tossed in a railroad spike. Had no idea what it would be :) After getting it hot I cut abo...

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posted by f0rgerHOOK

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by f0rgerHOOK

whats the deal with spam

when i started checking this news group i saw next to no spam... but now were getting flooded... and what moron is gonn...

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posted by metal-gear

17 comments posted 21yrs posted by metal-gear

Blacksmiths must have had a fantastic Christmas :-)

This news feed has been sleeping - but I figure We in the group must have new toys and tools to work on! I know I do. H...

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posted by oldtree

20 comments posted 21yrs posted by oldtree

a find...

was to my favorite scrap yard and true to my request the scraper had put off to the side any 'smithing tools that pass...

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posted by jfmyers

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by jfmyers

simple desighn but the girls love em

don't see the thread now but there was someone a few days ago asking for a simple, cheap project, well here ya go. my w...

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posted by metal-gear

8 comments posted 21yrs posted by metal-gear

Christmas projects

Well I'm kicking myself for getting in a rush - The hatchet got shipped off to it's new owner and I never got a picture...

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posted by greynospamangel1

22 comments posted 21yrs posted by greynospamangel1

Firm grip, pine rosin, fluxing...

I know I am not the first to discover this, but I was so thrilled... I hand forge a lot of copper. I forge iron / steel...

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posted by MMDCL

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by MMDCL

5160 ???

So I got a chance to check out a specialties metals dealer yesterday (All Metals in Oroville, Ca.). I was disappointed...

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posted by greynospamangel1

8 comments posted 21yrs posted by greynospamangel1

Remember that little belt sander attatchment for an angle grinder?

***pictures below*** I hope the pictures are It was posted here,, well I wanted to thank whoever it was that posted the...

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posted by OLDbear_peterson

6 comments posted 21yrs posted by OLDbear_peterson

Looking for a good source of steel

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a good source of steel (D2, CPM steels, O1, etc...) What I want to know is if you've had a...

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posted by not

19 comments posted 21yrs posted by not