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emery_craig
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3h ago
Used a coal forge for 6 years, finally tried a propane one in Toledo and I'm torn
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the_jake
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1d ago
Finally got my forge welds to stop cracking by slowing down my hammer
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fiona_clark
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1d ago
Heard a farrier at the Pendleton show say to hit the anvil horn, not the face, for curves
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shane244
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3d ago
Blew $180 on a cheap anvil off Craigslist and it rang like a church bell
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tyler_fox41
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4d ago
Vent: a retired smith in Knoxville watched me quench and asked why I was rushing the steel
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dakota_taylor39
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5d ago
Walked into the old mill shop in Hastings and the floor still had the hammer marks
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laura_park
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5d ago
Dropped $220 on a post vise and it ruined my anvil work for a month
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mitchell.ray
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5d ago
Unpopular opinion: hammer control matters more than your anvil's brand, and my 100th bottle opener proved it
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haydenj90
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5d ago
Took me 11 hours to figure out why my forge weld kept failing, and the answer was sitting on my bench the whole time
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white.seth
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5d ago
Showerthought: I always brushed off quenching in warm water until my 5160 blade came out of the oil at 52 HRC
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the_susan
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8d ago
Vent: a retired farrier told me my anvil stand was too tall and I finally measured it
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the_ben
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14d ago
Watched an old smith at the Kutztown fair fold a wrought iron scroll in 2003 and quit fighting my metal after that
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nathan193
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18d ago
A farrier in Abilene told me my forge was running too cold and it cost me 3 weeks of work
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riverm48
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21d ago
Am I the only one who counted my failed tong attempts and hit 14 before one held?
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aaron150
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21d ago
Quenched a 1095 blade in canola oil instead of my fast quench and the edge chipped out on me
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