Here are some designs that may be of interest to blacksmiths and farriers, and people who know them.
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Forging Your Grandkids Antiques Today!The antiques that are eagerly collected were forged by blacksmiths in our grandfather's generation. Current blacksmiths are hand forging the antiques that will be sought after eagerly by your grandkid |
Get a bigger hammerEvery blacksmith knows how to move obdurate steel: Don't force it, get a bigger hammer! |
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Yes I did burn myselfYou're forging away during a demonstration and a spark or slag or flux lands on your arm or face. Someone will invariably ask, "Did you just burn yourself." The only thing to do is hold your tongue an |
Hold the cold end, hit the hot endIt doesn't matter how long you work around hot metal, sooner or later you're going to grab the wrong end. For most people, it takes only one or two times to learn to hold the cold end and hit the hot |
Hot, dangerous, nasty, dirty and loudHot, dangerous, nasty, dirty, and loud - that's blacksmithing when it's done right. Oh, yeah, it also describes the music I listen to when I'm smithing. |
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Get it Hot; Hit it Hard!You won't move steel and iron until it's hot, and then you have to hit it hard. The bigger the stock, the harder you hit. Strike while the iron is hot. |
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Watch, discuss...Customers and Spectators are invited to watch and discuss! Critics and Sourpusses are welcome to try to buy it cheaper at Wally World. |
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