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- Blacksmith Sayings Proverbs - Blacksmithing, General Discussion - I . . .
I was looking for a listing of modern day sayings that originated from Blacksmithing I did not find a list on the net readily Perhaps we could make our own When you post put the saying by itself for potential easy compilation later I'll start with the easy ones Numbering them from the previo
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- Working Wrought Iron - Blacksmithing, General Discussion - I Forge Iron
Does anyone have a deal of experience working with wrought iron? I'm just now making my first foray into the technique and man is it dodgy I've learned that iron is best hammered quite hot, and through trial (and much error) lighter hammerstrikes seem to cause less problem, but I still get a goo
- Hammer size?? - Blacksmithing, General Discussion - I Forge Iron
Just getting into the blacksmithing aspects, but been forging knives for over 10 years Just for blade work I've got 4 hammers that I use, all in the 1 1 2 lbs to 4 lbs range I've got a 5th that I don't use much anymore since getting a power hammer and press, it's a short handled 10 pound sledge
- Quench Buckets? - Blacksmithing, General Discussion - I Forge Iron
What are people using as quench buckets? I'm wary of using (and possibly melting) plastic, and I have no clue just how wide or deep a bucket needs to be to be useful for general forging
- Career or Hobby? - Blacksmithing, General Discussion - I Forge Iron
I've been smithing for several years now, but never taking it seriously until the last year to 6 months I'm really getting into it, and I'm wondering if I'd like to continue it as a hobby, or maybe make a career move towards it, and this gets me thinking, how many of you out there do this as you
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