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  1. General

    1. Read before you register

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    2. Forum News

      Adminstrative News and Comments

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    3. New Board Issues

      This is a temporary forum for you to be able to report issues you have following our message board upgrade. It will be removed at a later time.

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  2. New Work

    1. Show and Tell

      This is the place to post the pictures of your latest work.

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    2. Photography

      This is an area for photos. They don't have to be knife related, just images that you created that you want to share. I have had great fun with my digital camera and find it is a way to open the creative vein. Keep the images no larger than 640x480 and around 50k.

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    3. Video and Multimedia

      A dedicated forum for posting videos and other forms of animated multimedia.

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    4. Knives For Sale

      This forum is to provide a place for members to offer their knives for sale. No dealer or commercial postings, but if you have a knife that you made and would like to offer it for sale please feel free to post.

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    5. Design and Critique

      A place to show your work and receive design help and critique.

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  3. Old Work

    1. History

      A place to discuss the history of bladesmithing and share information about blades from all cultures

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    2. Old Masters

      A place to share information and photos of past Masters of the craft. No living makers please and be sure to have permission to post images.

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    3. Library

      A resource to list references, video and books that would add to the general knowledge of the craft.

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  4. Forge Work

    1. Hot Work and Bladesmithing

      This is the place for all questions related to forging and hot work.

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    2. Hot Work

      This forum is to replace the old hot work and bladesmithing forum. Please post new topics here.

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    3. Bloomers and Buttons

      For the growing field of smelting iron and steel. This forum is open to crucible and bloomery discussions.

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    4. Beginners Place

      All "newbies" / beginners, please post your questions in this forum. Thanks.

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    5. Pinned topics for the Beginners Place

      Threads saved for a reason.  This is stuff you need to know.

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    6. Teacher Directory

      Here you can find teachers of the craft

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  5. Forges, Tools, Equipment and Materials

    1. Tools and Tool Making

      The tools of the trade and how to make them.

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  6. Finishing, Tips and Tricks

    1. Fit and Finish

      Discussion, tips, tricks and questions about finishing.

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    2. Sheaths and Leatherwork

      Because every blade needs a sheath.

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    3. Carving and Applied Arts

      Discussion of techniques related to decorative arts such as carving, engraving, chasing, repousse, filing etc.

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    4. Shop Safety

      Tips and hints to keep you in one piece and not bleeding

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    5. Non-Ferrous: fittings, alloys, patinas

      Non-Ferrous: fittings, alloys, patinas

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  7. Heat Treating

    1. Metallurgy and other enigmas

      Questions and discussions about heat treating.

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    2. Heat Treating by Alloy

      A catalog of methods for proper heat treatment of blade steels arranged by particular alloy

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  8. Events

    1. Events of Interest

      Post your classes, hammerins, shows and events of interest.

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  9. Discussion

    1. The Way

      Open discussion about it all.

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    2. Fiery Beards

      A Place for Smithing TomFoolery

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    3. Books, Videos, and other Media

      Post your book/video and other media type recommendations here.
      Links to interesting articles / websites.
      Anything related to the craft.

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  10. Tailgate Sales

    1. Tools, Supplies and Materials

      A place to sell and where to find materials and supplies. This forum is intend for the use of our members and is not for commercial purposes.

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  11. Hall of Fame

    1. Nominations

      Nominate a thread for inclusion in the hall of fame. Reply to existing threads to cast your vote for or against the inclusion.

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    2. Show and Tell Hall of Fame

      Work voted by members to be the most significant contributions to the forum within the Show and Tell category.

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    3. WIP/Tutorial Hall of Fame

      Work voted by members to be the most significant step-by-step tutorial or Work in Progress (WIP) contributions to the forum .

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  12. Pinned Topics

    1. Pinned Show and Tell

      This is the home for pinned topics

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    2. Pinned Hot Work Topics

      Home for pinned hot work topics

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    3. Pinned Buttons and Bloomers

      Pinned threads relating to casting, smelting and making steel

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    4. Pinned Tools and Toolmaking

      The place for pinned topics on tools and toolmaking

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    5. Pinned Fit and Finish

      Old but good pinned topics from the Fit and Finish forum

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  13. Maker's Mark Registry

    1. Maker's Mark Registry

      Post your own mark here

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    2. Marks to be Identified

      Use this forum to post unknown marks.

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  14. KITH

    1. KITH 2011-2020

      A more compact home for all the past years' KITH forums

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    2. KITH 2021

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    3. KITH 2022

      Knife in the Hat 2022

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    4. KITH 2023

      Knife in the Hat 2023!

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    • Luc Verrette

      Luc Verrette  »  Lorne W.

      Good job to you and your friend on creating something for the North, the Smith List. We really need it these days. I'm new to this forum. I'm in Oshawa, ON. Looking for smiths in walking distance, haven't found any.
      · 0 replies
    • Dick Sexstone

      Dick Sexstone  »  Alan Longmire

      Alan, Thanks for pointing out my message problem…. I cleaned out all of the messages….. the latest one was 11 years old ….LOL….time flies
       
      I’m going to pass on being an admin for now….. I have an old ipad and  i find it  hard to navigate a touch screen…. I’m saving up to get a laptop and when I do I will re up….. I would like to help you out …. There would not be this site without your time invested
      · 0 replies
    • Dick Sexstone

      Dick Sexstone  »  Gazz

      Gazz,
      I cleaned out my box and can receive messages now….
      I’m class of 65 and my brother is cass of 70. 
      I think you know my cousins…..
      I can’t remember which building you worked in but i do remember those were all empty lots when I was at GC… Do you still go to Roch? 
      WHITE HOTS!!!!!!!!!!
      · 5 replies
    • Gerald Boggs

      Gerald Boggs  »  Alan Longmire

      Axe demo, how much time do I have?  It normally takes about two hours, but I can cut down on the time by only doing one side and have ready-made pieces with both sides done for the time consuming steps.
      · 2 replies
    • John Tilton

      John Tilton  »  Jerrod Miller

      I have a question for you. I just read through your adventure in casting your anvil. We are about to try and persuade the the directory of the foundry at our university that casting anvils (200ish pounds) would be a good idea. The foundry has an induction furnace with a 300lb capacity and we have about a thousand pounds of railroad track (legitimately acquired, lol) that we thought to suggest as the material. RR is usually 1085 steel. Do you think that this steel would be viable for melting down and casting into an anvil?
      · 3 replies
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