yesterday. I think what fascinates me most about it is taking metal - a hard, unyielding substance (at least relative to my normal medium of wood) and using very little in the way of power tools to transform it into something else merely by heating it up. The power tools I saw yesterday were a stationary belt sander, 2 drill presses, a wire wheel and a cutoff saw. Oh yeah and the welders. Most of the actual work on a piece is done at the forge - the rest of the tools are used primarily to prep stock.
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I am jealous of you! If I had a way to, I'd take up blacksmithing instantly. I love working with metal, even more then wood (oops, did I say that out loud?) but I only do small welding projects. There are no local blacksmith groups, closest ones I can find are 4-5 hours away. no local blacksmiths that I can find, unless you count farriers or folks that make small jewelery.
RFDTV plays "forge and anvil" which is interesting to watch but only has about 6 episodes. I like it when he interviews the old timers.Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison -
who hosted the hammer-in? it's been several years since I went to one, and would love to go backIt's Like I've always said, it's amazing what an agnostic can't do if he dosent know whether he believes in anything or not
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Dan in Harrisburg, NCComment
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A guy out in Apex. His business is called Deerfield Forge.
My dad belongs to the Triangle regional group of NC ABANA You can contact them to find a group in your area. The Triangle group will also have an exhibit at the State Fair in October.David
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that sounds like fun, I remember how much stress relief there is in simply smashing iron flat as a pancake, maybe not to do anything useful with it, but just to hit something that up until 15 minutes ago was as hard and unyielding as the things causing stress in lifeIt's Like I've always said, it's amazing what an agnostic can't do if he dosent know whether he believes in anything or not
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Dan in Harrisburg, NCComment
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For a shameless bit of self-promotion, check out www.rjablacksmith.com
I have been doing this for about 30 years.Comment
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rja, that is some really nice work. Are the tusks/ears heat welded or did you use an actual welder?David
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The tusks are silver soldered into sockets forged and drilled for them and the ears are JB Welded into slots cut into the back of the head with a file.Comment
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