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O-1 hardness and sharpening

Hey, I recently made a blade for a spokeshave out of O-1 steel. I hardened it and tempered to strawyellow (about 450 de...
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posted by postquitmessage
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by postquitmessage

anvil on ebay

Folks: My kid is interested in blacksmithing and was trying to purchase an anvil on ebay. He just received a message fr...
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posted by davide55
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by davide55

Scientific Americian Blacksmithing articles

I have a large collection of Scientific Americians dating from 1868 to present. I have scanned some of the article rela...
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posted by NoSpam
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by NoSpam

deadening the ring of an anvil

I tried Ron Reil's suggestion and bedded my anvil on a sheet of lead. It works pretty well! The entire center of my anv...
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posted by grantNOSPAM
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by grantNOSPAM

do i need a copyright?

i am creating iron dinosaurs. do i need to copyright them?
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by pescude
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by pescude

plasma torch

i bought a power mate plasma torch. could anyone tell more about this plasma cutter? snipped-for-privacy@gbronline.com
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by pescude
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by pescude

leg vise plans?

Anyone know where I could find some? Been trying Google, etc with no luck. Thanks in advance.
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by strube
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by strube

forge with natural gas?

I've been talking to my natural gas vendors. They say they could get me NG at 2 psi. Would that be enough to run a forg...
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posted by grantNOSPAM
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by grantNOSPAM

removing paint from an anvil

I happened into a new anvil from Vaughan Brooks. It's painted a pretty blue, caked all over it. It kept the rust off, b...
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posted by grantNOSPAM
15 comments posted 22yrs posted by grantNOSPAM

Door pull questions...

Hello all, I just recently found this group and have a few questions. I'd like to make some simple drawer pulls. I want...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by david
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by david

shop bell

Hi, I have some brass bells and would like to make a doorbell that attaches to the inside top of a door and the bell ri...
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posted by danmid
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by danmid

propane price?

What do you guys pay a gallon for LP these days? In Seattle's Eastside, I'm seeing prices of nearly $2.50 a gallon these...
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posted by grantNOSPAM
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by grantNOSPAM

power hammer terminology, parts?

What is a "sow block"? Are any parts still available from anywhere for Little Giant/Mayer Bros./Moloch power hammers? (a...
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posted by grantNOSPAM
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by grantNOSPAM