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Hello, I am looking for a fabricator. I am in Yonkers, NY, just north of NY City. Someone in a nearby area where I can go on-site might be a slight preference. I have CAD drawings of the item I need fabricated. I need to bend a 1/8" X 3/4" flat bar into
and asks good questions he should have no trouble learning the trade and how to set up a forge. There is also a blacksmith school at Arc and Flame that has regular classes he might be interested in. I believe based on his age he would need to e approved, but with prior experience tha...
I'm looking for a blacksmith who wants to pass on the knowledge and expertise of his craft; however I'm not really looking for "lessons". I believe with the current state of this industry, working in a real forge is privilege enough, so that's all I ask. I'm don't mind if the...
Warming the surrounding iron and cooling it with water a couple times is a good way to break a rust weld. You can buy metal blades for coping saws to section the old bolt out. Straighten the handle, THAT is the true character of old blacksmith tools, they were made to be repaired ...
Hey all: My latest forging session has me convinced that I need to make some tongs so that I can place shorter stock into my steel wheel charcoal forge. I'm a beginner, so my tongs will not be anything very big. Even if I use a large piece of stock and f
He’s a blacksmith and a metal worker and knew that finding a quality stand for a fair price was tough, so he started fabricating his own. Long story shortish, I bought one and it arrived today. I don’t know the guy from Adam and I don’t get anything for passing this along, ...
Black Bear Forge/John Switzer, Brian Brazeal, Alec Steele, etc. I also got permission from "The CFO" to invest in taking some classes and to buy the tools needed to get started. My goal is for this to be a source of creativity and smith part-time/as a hobby. I'm interested in ...
Been looking on the forum and haven’t seen much info or pictures about this blower that I think is pretty old. My thought is that it is a “transition” piece as technology was making bellows obsolete. But some didn’t want to crank a blower, they wante
A Chainsaw For The Blacksmith Shop??? rule4 replied to John R's topic in Building, Designing a Shop How long is that bar... what a beast October 1, 2021 14 replies First Anvil Purchase rule4 replied to rule4's topic in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels Thanks for the adv...