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posted by Fred.Holder
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by Fred.Holder

forging and fatigue

ok as i spend time beating hot metal i think. and i hit a question not to long back. if i get a hold of some scrap that...
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posted by son_of_bluegrass
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by son_of_bluegrass

Metal black

Hello there, I refurbish bonsai tools and I would like to find a means to reblacken these tools. Would prefer a cold pro...
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posted by robert.laurance
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by robert.laurance

Heavy Metal

A number of years ago, a group of us were doing blacksmithing demonstrations at the local history park. One visitor ide...
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posted by kopfj
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by kopfj

dismounting a peened tang

Hi- I've just received a jian, or chinese straight sword. It's a forged, fullered blade with some highly usual features...
30 comments posted 21yrs
posted by caterbro
30 comments posted 21yrs posted by caterbro

Blacksmithing info/texts?

In response to my flint striker question, 2 folks from this NG sent the following link: http://www.countryside.gov.uk/N...
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posted by bpyboy
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by bpyboy

flint striker question

Well, hope to have my gas forge running this weekend (expect some questions on final tweaking on that coming up). Still...
38 comments posted 21yrs
posted by bpyboy
38 comments posted 21yrs posted by bpyboy

railroad track anvil question

Hi guys, first post here. I was wondering if someone might help me with a question. I am about finished with an anvil,...
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posted by bpyboy
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by bpyboy

Scrap steels - was Re: 5160 -- why?

snipped-for-privacy@XX.com wrote in news:cjhvfn$j0e$ snipped-for-privacy@reader1.panix.com: > And for a blacksmith that...
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posted by kd5nrh
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by kd5nrh

silly question

Can 300 series stainless be case hardened? Bear
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posted by OLDbear_peterson
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by OLDbear_peterson

precision pipe flattening

Hi. For me (a very inexperienced smith) the terms "precision" and "forging" have little to do with each other. I am get...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by grantNOSPAM
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by grantNOSPAM

DH-2 Specs?

Anybody worked with DH-2? I have what appears to be part (4ft or so) of a bolt-on edge for a dozer blade that's just be...
52 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kd5nrh
52 comments posted 21yrs posted by kd5nrh

Anvil repair?

I haven't done much with the forge in a while (only lit a fire once this year, to do some repair work), but a recently...
11 comments posted 21yrs
posted by pauls1
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by pauls1

Bradley compact/ helve

Anyone know of a bradley compact hammer for sale? Also interested in smaller helves.
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posted by htriphammer
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by htriphammer