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sammartinez•32m ago

I thought the old coal forge trick was total junk until I tried it at my shop in Akron

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wader71•1h ago

Shoutout to the old timer who showed me the coat hanger trick for lining up punch marks

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evan543•14h ago

Guy at the flea market in Tulsa told me my forge was running too cold, and he was right

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nelson.wren•1d ago

Pro tip: quenched a 1084 test knife in canola at 130 degrees and the edge chipped, so I went back to warm oil at 120

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the_sean•1d ago

Warning: my old shop teacher in Dayton said to quench 5160 in warm oil, but the guy who runs the forge down the street swears by parks 50 at 120 degrees

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angela_patel75•2d ago

Hot take: my shop goose has stolen more stock than any apprentice I've ever had

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jesse_miller•3d ago

My forge blower died mid-leaf on a 12 inch damascus billet in Akron

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jordan_hill•3d ago

Scoffed at the coffee can forge videos for a year, then tried one last winter in my garage

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jenny_lane12•3d ago

Burned 3 billets before I figured out my forge was running too cold

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adams.vera•3d ago

Everyone says quench in warm oil, but my 1084 blade warped twice until I tried something else

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ramirez.vera•6d ago

Forged my 500th bottle opener last Tuesday and did the math on my coal

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stella_scott96•8d ago

Spent $320 on a real anvil after 2 years of a railroad track, and I'm kicking myself

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holly_thompson98•9d ago

Stuck a magnet in my slack tub and pulled out a pound of scale in a week

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sammartinez•12d ago

Showerthought: I swore I'd never use a flux core welder for finish work, then I spent a week on one gate in my shop in Muscatine

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susan81•13d ago

The day I stopped buying fire bricks and started using the dirt from my own backyard

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