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Smithing as a profession...

How many people here work with metal, in an artistic form, as a profession? Is it lucrative? Difficult career? I'm in c...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dancinglavoisier(A-T)charter.net
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by dancinglavoisier(A-T)charter.net

Totally OT ! Annual vehicle safety checks in USA

Sorry for the ot post but most of you are from the USA - maybe you can resolve a discussion I'm having on another news...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by andrew
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by andrew

coal froge??

I'm looking to build. Do you have any blueprints for coal forges or a place to find them.
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by linran
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by linran

Trip Hammer Pictures

I have started a collection of forging hammer pictures. I anyone has any pictures of commercialy made forging hammers o...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by TripHammers
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by TripHammers

ABANA Conference PR

ABANA CONFERENCE Richmond, Kentucky July 7-11, 2004 See ANVIL'S RING or HAMMER'S BLOW for registration form. Or visit w...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dave
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by dave

Wrought Iron source

Does anyone know of regular source of wrought iron ? ttuls brad
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by NoSpam
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by NoSpam

Coal prices survey

Not interested in names or locations. Just a the typical purchase price of coal, and how much you had delivered. Example...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by bwegher
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by bwegher

Coal vs. Charcoal

So I've got a few things I need to harden, and a few things I need to get hot and beat on. I'm eyeing some surplus brak...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tim
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by tim

hot-cut edge bevel

Hello,Im wanting to make a tool for hot cutting steel.My question:At what angle shoud the egde be beveled?More than a co...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Frizzen_9
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by Frizzen_9

Starting a coal fire

Here's an article about starting a coal fire that appeared in response to a question on this NG a few years ago. If som...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by spaco
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by spaco

S7 vs H13

I have been using H13 steel for hot cut chisels but see a lot of punches for hot work made from S7. What is S7s intended...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by NoSpam
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by NoSpam

Free garage door spring (Seattle)

Thought some one might be interested. JLD Fwd follows: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:43:44 seattle.forsale.misc Lines 8 free new...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dantzler1
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by dantzler1

Can't get first coal fire going!

Man, I'm having a devil of a time lighting my coal forge. This is the first time I'm trying it and it's kicking my butt...
17 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rvb
17 comments posted 22yrs posted by rvb