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tara_patel
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3d ago
Coal forge beat my gasser on the small scrollwork every time
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young.nora
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6d ago
Blew $120 on a propane forge kit from a flea market and it's basically a tin can
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anthony424
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7d ago
Appreciation post: the 6 inch rule for upsetting rivet heads saved my riffle file and my sanity
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tylerpark
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7d ago
Just found out a coal forge runs around 2,000 degrees and my cheapo thermometer only reads to 1,200
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the_emery
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9d ago
Guy at the supply yard in Akron told me my quench tank was 40 degrees off and I blew off the warning
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the_diana
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10d ago
Thought hand files were slow, then a 1912 chart on tooth count proved me wrong
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the_grace
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13d ago
I always thought a scrolled twist hurt the steel, until a bladesmith in Tulsa showed me his 3-bar billet
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nora110
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14d ago
Rant: The old guy at the flea market in Tulsa sold me a $5 cross peen and then quietly fixed my whole setup
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thear53
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15d ago
Warning: I was quenching my 1084 blades in warm oil for a year before I noticed the warping
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blair_webb
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18d ago
Hot take: I switched from coal to propane back in '09 and still miss the smell
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ray_miller84
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20d ago
Switched from eyeballing my temper colors to a $22 thermocouple and I feel like I cheated
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phoenixb34
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21d ago
Quenched a 1084 blade in canola and got a hamon line, now I don't trust anything I read
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the_amy
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23d ago
Pro tip: that old guy at the Kent swap meet caught me about to quench in the wrong oil
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lucasschmidt
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23d ago
Question about forge welding my first billet last week, and the borax trick that finally worked
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uma_ellis
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23d ago
Dropped $180 on a hydraulic press attachment for my anvil and it just sits there
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