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Anyone here selling ironwork on eBay?

Years ago I discarded this idea because there just didn't seem to be any appropriate categories. Recently I've started...
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posted by cjmorgan
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by cjmorgan

Ebay Anvil - novice wants opinions...

What's wrong with this picture...$89?! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2349434003&category=11704 Now...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rvb
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by rvb

Blacksmithig Forum

Hello Everyone, I'd like to announce a new blacksmithing forum called WebForge. It's hosted by the Capital District Bla...
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posted by smithy
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by smithy

anvil stand

I finished my version of the "chunk of wood" anvil stand today. I learned quite a lot. This anvil stand started with a...
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posted by grantNOSPAM
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by grantNOSPAM

rust removal

i use an acetylene cutting torch. i light the torch and hold it close to the rust and pull the cutting trigger. it takes...
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posted by pescude
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by pescude

Harbor Freight hammers

I picked up a few inexpensive Chinese hammers from Harbor Freight a few weeks ago, just to see how they work out. These...
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posted by grantNOSPAM
28 comments posted 22yrs posted by grantNOSPAM

hammer eye drift pin

I was down at the feed supply store today buying some perlite to anneal some tool steel in, and I noticed they have a r...
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posted by grantNOSPAM
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by grantNOSPAM

Training

I will be going to my first "Blacksmith" class next week at Campbell under the training of Susan Hutchinson and then re...
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posted by Almcclure
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by Almcclure

Smith Training?

Hi everyone. I am very interested in Blacksmithing and have looked at a number of web sites and books and visited some...
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posted by rvb
17 comments posted 22yrs posted by rvb

heat treating question

I want to make a hinge fuller out of old truck leaf spring. I figure I can cut them with a torch and grind the ends cle...
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posted by grantNOSPAM
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by grantNOSPAM

Meeting of Smiths in Maine

Hi we have a group of smiths that meet every friday night at the Windsor fair grounds in Windsor Maine all are welcome....
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posted by Firegnome
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by Firegnome

On Lookers so far on Sept 8 updated

Alfred McClure Griffin Ga Andrew Mawson Bromley UK Andrew Van Schhoick Albany NY Bill Heinbach Kennebunk ME Bob Yates B...
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posted by Almcclure
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by Almcclure

newbie blacksmith question

I've been lurking around blacksmithing for a few years now, but haven't had time to get started. Now I've started. I go...
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posted by grantNOSPAM
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by grantNOSPAM

rust&scale removal

I am looking for ways to remove rust and fire scale from my work. I have blacksmith friends that mureatic acid in water...
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posted by jpelzer
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by jpelzer