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jason_stone12
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2d ago
Hot take: pre-drawing my scrollwork on the anvil horn saved me 2 hours on that rail job
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nina_hall
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2d ago
Why does nobody talk about how much a 20 minute wire brush pass changes your forge scale cleanup?
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terryr46
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4d ago
My quench tank water went green and the shop smelled like a swamp for 3 days
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iris_mason88
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4d ago
Dropped $180 on a gas forge with a bent burner tube and it's been nothing but trouble
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finleyk87
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4d ago
PSA: an old smith at the Berea craft fair talked me out of chasing a mirror finish on my tongs
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david_henderson6
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4d ago
Serious question, did I have the coal fire all wrong this whole time?
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fox.jesse
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4d ago
My belt grinder ate a 36 grit belt at 2am and I finally gave up on cheap belts
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willowc60
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5d ago
Serious question, my forge ran hotter last Tuesday than it has all month and I can't figure out why
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gibson.oliver
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8d ago
Coal vs. propane: which one actually belongs in a beginner's shop?
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hill.hugo
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9d ago
Spent $85 on a 2 inch rounding hammer and it saved my elbow
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hugow30
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9d ago
Found out from an old forge book that a coal fire can hit 2,800 degrees, and I've been babying mine at 2,000 this whole time
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barbarahill
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10d ago
DAE have their 3 inch hardy hole crack on a cold chisel cut in the garage last Saturday?
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nina_hall
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11d ago
Ruined a leaf spring knife at the forge in Abilene, and I'm done quenching by eye
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ward.piper
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11d ago
Dropped the shiny anvil face and quit polishing, and my hammer marks finally look even
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troy_ross
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12d ago
Showerthought: an old timer told me my hammer was too light and I ignored him for 6 months
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