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Forging Fun: August 2006
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My adventures as a beginning blacksmith. Read about setting up my forge, finding and building tools, and making projects. August 30, 2006. Other Blacksmith Blogs and Links. I am still working at the craft, but until I have a more respectable update, here are some links. Google Books - Blacksmith. Has some older books with full text. I believe they will be allowing PDF download soon. Steel Working and Tool Dressing: A Manual of Practical Information for Blacksmiths and All Other Workers in Steel and Iron.
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Forging Fun: March 2006
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My adventures as a beginning blacksmith. Read about setting up my forge, finding and building tools, and making projects. March 28, 2006. March 2006 Saltfork Craftsmens Meeting. I attended the March 2006 North-East regional meeting of the Saltfork Craftsmen Artist-Blacksmith Association. After it was all over, Dan loaned me a portable hand-crank coal forge! Look for more about that in my next blog. Here are the pictures:. Mike Sweeney's Anvil Stand a Chisel Protection Plate. The gang watching Mike work!
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Forging Fun: October 2006
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My adventures as a beginning blacksmith. Read about setting up my forge, finding and building tools, and making projects. October 31, 2006. Propane Tank and LP Gas Forges. My apologies to those of you who read my posting on IForgeIron.com. I could lift one end, but we used a tractor's front end loader to load it into my truck. I would like to have two propane forges at the house. One of them should be a small, portable forge for demos, Saltfork Craftsmen's meetings. Zoeller forge price list. Quenching a ...
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Forging Fun: July 2006
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My adventures as a beginning blacksmith. Read about setting up my forge, finding and building tools, and making projects. July 20, 2006. Lessons for July 2006. I find that ripped and balled up newspaper with a few small twigs on top starts my fire quickly. Since I have a hand-crank forge, I give the kindling a gentle breeze to encourage it. It is best to forge in a long sleeved cotton shirt, a leather apron, and solid shoes that can't catch an errant spark. Tongs article on AnvilFire. What is in a clothe...
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Forging Fun: May 2006
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My adventures as a beginning blacksmith. Read about setting up my forge, finding and building tools, and making projects. May 08, 2006. First . why don't I just buy some charcoal at the local store? The burn ban was recently lifted, so maybe I can give one of the simpler methods a try. Here are the links and ideas about charcoal making that I have found recently. Discovery has a good educational article on charcoal's benefits. Backwoods Home: Makeshift Forge and simple directions for Charcoal.
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Forging Fun: November 2006
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My adventures as a beginning blacksmith. Read about setting up my forge, finding and building tools, and making projects. November 02, 2006. Bolt Tongs and Google Blacksmithing Videos. Below are some cool blacksmith videos found searching for blacksmith or forging:. Using a hammer, european style anvil and a header tool. Curl Making with the Anvil. Making a Katana from a railroad anchor (I think it is a clip):. Tempering tools, using a hot cut, a fancy twisted rod. Posted by Roy Tate at 11:00 AM.
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Forging Fun: December 2005
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My adventures as a beginning blacksmith. Read about setting up my forge, finding and building tools, and making projects. December 29, 2005. Preparing for the craft. At this time, I am not even a beginner blacksmith. I am merely preparing for it. I am gathering up the bare necessities though. I have read all 3 books offered by our library:. The art of blacksmithing / Alex W. Bealer. Practical blacksmithing / Edited by M. T. Richardson. The complete modern blacksmith / Alexander Weygers. 8 lb sledge hammer.
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Learning by doing: October 2005
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My experiences with computer programming, using c#, Mono, Ruby, Rails, SQL Server 2000, and MySQL. Monday, October 17, 2005. Planning for failure - embedded systems. Here's a short story about total system design, and planning for failure. Last friday night, I was filling up my truck with gas, and I did the "pay at the pump" thing, using my credit card. After I filled my tank, the pump's display helpfully asked "Do you want a receipt? To make this system more effective, they would have to:. If config[:in...
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Forging Fun: February 2006
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My adventures as a beginning blacksmith. Read about setting up my forge, finding and building tools, and making projects. February 01, 2006. Looking for a Forge. I need a forge, be it coal, propane, natural gas - whatever! Anyone who has read my earlier posts knows that I have been scrounging. I am hoping to use some pipe and a home-made grate to make a poor-man's tuyere. I would love to find some 10 to 12 inch stove pipe so I could position the forge inside my shop, rather than at the door. By professio...