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the_willow
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1d ago
The old tool guy at the flea market in Tulsa told me my hammer looked 'decorated' and I still think about it
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drew_thomas9
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2d ago
Quenched a 1084 blade in canola at 130 degrees and got a softer edge than I expected, so which side are you on
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fiona130
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3d ago
Showerthought: a guy at the Rockford forge meet said my hammer blows were "all arm, no waist" and it fixed my scale loss
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michaelw26
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3d ago
Hit 500 railroad spikes in the bucket last Saturday, thought the count was off
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rubys19
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4d ago
A guy at the flea market said you can hear bad steel in a file, and he was right
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sanchez.sean
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6d ago
My coal forge took 3 hours to get lit and I think the old guys are wrong about fire starters
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miller.eva
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8d ago
Took me 5 hours to figure out my forge was running lean because of a spider nest
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blakeallen
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8d ago
A farrier in Cody asked why I was quenching my tongs in the slack tub every 30 seconds
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viola171
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9d ago
Every new guy at the shop keeps quenching 1095 in water and wondering why it cracks
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henry196
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9d ago
Two 8 inch files, same steel, and one of them cuts twice as fast now
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linda626
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10d ago
Shoutout to the $70 cone mandrel I bought at a swap meet in Tulsa, thing is warped and rings like a bell
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logan849
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11d ago
Can we talk about going from a coal forge to a gas one and what I actually miss?
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faith_torres83
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12d ago
Hot take: my old mentor told me to stop quenching in oil and it fixed my 1084 blades
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jason250
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12d ago
Just realized I should've gone with coal over the propane forge for my first setup
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oliver_torres4
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13d ago
Dropped $90 on a "forged" anvil at a flea market in Tulsa, turns out it's cast iron painted gray
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