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need info on smithy

I am looking for information on the components of a smity in the late middle ages throught the renaissance. I need info...
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posted by jpelzer
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by jpelzer

Charcoal

Well, I finally got around to burning three winters worth of ground fall wood today. My goal was to build a smokeless f...
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posted by tim
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by tim

Dampen anvil sound?

Hmmm... is it posible to dampen the PLING in the anvil and not make the anvil more jumpy at the same time? :>
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posted by sys2
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by sys2

How do you get metal tested?

Hey all, I saw mention a couple of times on sombody getting some steel tested for content. How would I go about this an...
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posted by greynospamangel1
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by greynospamangel1

Garage door springs steel, what to do?

Hi all, I have a couple of garage door springs. They are about 5/16 round (I haven't actually measured, but that is wha...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dschad
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by dschad

WebForge Forum Alive again

Hello, First, my apologies for those of you who are on multiple e-lists; you'll probably see this message more than onc...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by blksmith
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by blksmith

Help identifying anvil

Hi All, I just came into an anvil with the following markings: TRADEMARK U.S. SOLID WROUGHT WARRANTY 151 The "U.S." and...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nhpollack
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by nhpollack

Tools from cold chisels?

Does anyone know if cold chisels would make good steel for making woodworking tools from I want to make my own wood chi...
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posted by georgew
30 comments posted 22yrs posted by georgew

Charcoal size?

Im planing on making my own charcoal .. all im waiting for is for the snow to go away from the stop ive been promised t...
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posted by sys2
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by sys2

2004 ABANA Poster Contest

Poster Contest http://magichammer.freeservers.com/poster.htm The deadline has passed and all of the entries are in for...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dave
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by dave

Old forge

Looking to purchase an old forge made around the turn of the century. I don't see any cracks and wondering if there is a...
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posted by danmid
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by danmid

re cosira books

Download them all they dont get any better than this
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posted by comstock
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by comstock

Welding and Machine Tool References

I have found two useful reference documents from the US Army. (I have downloaded them on to a CD-ROM and have printed c...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jkennady
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by jkennady

Blacksmith books in PDF format

Hi, I was just reading the digest from one of the yahoogroups and someone posted a link to a site with a few old blacks...
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posted by alpinekid
27 comments posted 22yrs posted by alpinekid

antique post vice and anvil

I just inherited my great grandfather's post vice and anvil. The post vice has a stripped screw on the tightening mecha...
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posted by mailmosley
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by mailmosley