Tools and Tool Making

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1. Questions for the file masters 1 2

   By Joshua States, January 10, 2020
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   • Daniel W
   • April 22

2. My Mini Hydraulic Press 1 2 3 4 15

   By Thunder, April 14, 2008
   • 350 replies
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   • Gerhard Gerber
   • March 30

3. Blown burners, the care and feeding 1 2 3 4

   By Geoff Keyes, February 6, 2013
   • 95 replies
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   • Jaro Petrina
   • November 14, 2021

4. Simple, inexpensive and very effective heat treat forge

   By John N, October 23, 2019
   • 11 replies
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   • John N
   • September 13, 2021

5. Understanding the inside of a forge. Insulation vs reflection

   By Nicholai, June 9, 2021
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   • Wayne Coe
   • July 11, 2021

6. 2x72 Belt Grinder plans 1 2 3

   By Gerhard Gerber, February 7, 2018
   • 70 replies
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   • Rbeverly
   • July 3, 2021

7. Making Charcoal 1 2 3 4 5

   By Dan O'Connor, September 24, 2010
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   • Joshua States
   • April 10, 2021

8. Makeing edge scribes

   By Garry Keown, June 13, 2019
   • 12 replies
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   • Garry Keown
   • September 10, 2020

9. A compilation of available sources of tong making methods

   By Gerald Boggs, April 25, 2017   

   • tong making
   • 17 replies
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   • JenniferP
   • June 14, 2020

10. Universal Scraping Tool

    By Florian F Fortner, March 3, 2017
    • 14 replies
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    • Kevin Colwell
    • May 8, 2020

11. Anvils: Why, Where, and How

    By Geoff Keyes, February 6, 2017
    • 17 replies
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    • B Bott
    • October 28, 2019

12. Burner Placement 1 2 3 4 9

    By Jlinner, November 15, 2017
    • 204 replies
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    • Jlinner
    • September 11, 2019

13. Super simple tong tutorial

    By Pieter-Paul Derks, October 8, 2018
    • 6 replies
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    • RobertMunford
    • March 28, 2019

14. Resources for bladesmithing in the U.S.A.: A US Addendum to "How to become a Bladesmith" by Owen Bush 1 2

    By Wes Detrick, January 23, 2017
    • 27 replies
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    • Wes Detrick
    • September 27, 2018

15. My take on a Venturi Burner 1 2 3

    By James Spurgeon, July 3, 2013   

    • Propane forge
    • Venturi burner
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      Tagged with:

      • Propane forge
      • Venturi burner
      • home made forge
    • 57 replies
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    • Joël Mercier
    • September 16, 2017

16. I need a tension piston

    By Zane R, 17 hours ago
    • 4 replies
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    • Alan Longmire
    • 5 hours ago

17. Magnetic Solenoid valve

    By Jake Cole, May 10
    • 13 replies
    • 329 views
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    • Geoff Keyes
    • Wednesday at 05:07 PM

18. Origin/Oregon Blade Maker Specs

    By Brandon Bearden, May 11
    • 3 replies
    • 141 views
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    • Brandon Bearden
    • May 12

19. Do ya have rust problems - or perhaps scale?

    By Ron Benson, May 11
    • 2 replies
    • 75 views
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    • Ron Benson
    • May 11

20. Free to a Good Home: Equipment

    By Dave Stephens, May 7
    • 5 replies
    • 206 views
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    • Charles dP
    • May 9

21. VFD info

    By Geoff Keyes, April 15
    • 15 replies
    • 346 views
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    • Gerhard Gerber
    • April 29

22. Heat treat oven/kiln

    By Bradley Small, April 11
    • 4 replies
    • 219 views
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    • Bradley Small
    • April 20

23. Maker’s Marks

    By J.Arthur Loose, April 14
    • 4 replies
    • 217 views
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    • Pieter-Paul Derks
    • April 17

24. Belt grinder

    By Bradley Small, April 11
    • 5 replies
    • 277 views
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    • Bradley Small
    • April 16

25. Disc grinder build 1 2

    By Gerhard Gerber, November 3, 2021
    • 29 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Gerhard Gerber
    • April 13