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04-29-2009, 01:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wabash River Valley | | | Blacksmithing, anyone?
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I recently started working with this blacksmith who makes little knick knacks and sells them at the pioneer days and other re-enactment festivals and the like. It's good work...leaves me physically tired and with the feeling I actually did something.
Anyway, I was gonna see what the smithing population was like on here; anyone else? Anything I should know for just starting out? |
04-29-2009, 10:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Finland (Northern Europe) | | Hi.
Congrats, a cool hobby.
I've done some when I was younger, but not lately.
A good read IMHO is "The Art Of Blacksmithing" by Alex W. Bealer, ISBN 0-7858-0395-5
One thing to remember is to let the hammer/anvil do the work. If just aimlessly pounding with force, You'll tire up really quickly. And You can develope several painful conditions to your hands and upper torso. Something You DON'T want as a bass player. As a matter of a fact, You don't want them whether you play or not.
Other thing to remember is that using modern machines for the prep work isn't cheating, the old blacksmiths woud've used them too, had those been available to them  .
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04-29-2009, 10:35 PM
|  | no really, smokemeth&hailsatan | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pueblo, CO | | 
Why not? |
04-29-2009, 10:58 PM
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04-29-2009, 11:14 PM
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04-30-2009, 12:54 AM
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04-30-2009, 02:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall, UK. | | | I'd love to be a blacksmith, I'm sure it would be rewarding to be able to see what you've been working for. I'd also love to be able to make my own knife/axe/tools.
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04-30-2009, 02:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Queensland, Australia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by armywalaby I recently started working with this blacksmith who makes little knick knacks and sells them at the pioneer days and other re-enactment festivals and the like. It's good work...leaves me physically tired and with the feeling I actually did something.
Anyway, I was gonna see what the smithing population was like on here; anyone else? Anything I should know for just starting out? | I have always wanted to give it a shot. Never had the time though |
04-30-2009, 05:37 AM
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04-30-2009, 11:10 AM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | I think some of my relatives.....from the 1700's....were really into this. Not sure, since they've all been dead......for over 300 years. 
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04-30-2009, 02:35 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | I would make swords that glow around orcs and rings that turn you invisible. I mean that's just me. |
04-30-2009, 03:57 PM
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Maker of HPF-Pre upright bass preamp | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Madison WI | | | I just have my orcs make my swords for me. They are cheap and expendable. |
04-30-2009, 07:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario | | | so what materials do you all use for your swords? |
04-30-2009, 07:22 PM
|  | I make metal look good. | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Baxley, GA | | | I've always been interested in workign wrought iron and pewter.
I wanna make pewter flagons and iron bed frames.
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05-01-2009, 03:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Kenbuntu so what materials do you all use for your swords? | [Cpt. Obvious]
Metal.
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05-01-2009, 04:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario | | Duh what kind of metals. you noob! |
05-01-2009, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Kenbuntu Duh what kind of metals. you noob! |
For larger blades, 5160 is a popular choice, basically spring steel.
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05-01-2009, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by armywalaby Anything I should know for just starting out? | When you see a piece of steel glowing a fiery, molten orange.......don't touch it. |
05-01-2009, 08:22 AM
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05-01-2009, 08:24 AM
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