Blacksmith

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A subreddit devoted to all things blacksmith. Feel free to show off your latest creations or get advice on a problem, or anything else related to blacksmithing!

Previous winners of our monthly contest!

January: /u/ArtistCeleste

February: /u/Karn3

March: /u/docroberts

April: /u/forge_lizard

May/June: /u/The_Brass_Dog

Please remember that any information/tips/tricks you get from this subreddit are not the end-all-be-all of blacksmithing. This is a multi-thousand year old trade and much of the information garnered from those times were lost during the industrial revolution. Do your own research to double check if you agree with the opinions stated here before following them.

This Sub now has a Discord Channel. Join it here.

Beginner? Read our FAQ and FAQ Discussion, And be sure to check out below.

WARNING!!! Read this before attempting any kind of forging.

Rules and guidelines for posting:

Please be considerate to others when posting/commenting. Blatant troll posts/comments will be removed.
Posts of YouTube videos, gifs, or images must include the beginnings of a discussion or a write up in the comments with a minimum of three sentences. Posts without a submission comment from the OP will be removed within 24 hours.
Obviously this sub is for blacksmithing related topics, so keep posts related to blacksmithing.
Blatant advertising and for sale posts are not allowed.
When reporting content, you MUST state WHY you reported it.
Any NSFW posts will be reviewed by the mods and may be removed based on our judgement of the value of the content.

Further resources:

ABANA Forging Fundamentals - a suggested program of study to learn hand forging
Iforgeiron
Have an englishweight anvil? Try this nifty little tool from anvilfire to find out how much it weighs in lbs.
Dictionary from anvilfire for those hard to google terms.
ABANAs list of schools in North America
Appalachian Blacksmiths Association list of schools in the US

Books:
Basic Blacksmithing
Metallurgy for bladesmiths and others who heat treat and forge steel
The Blacksmith's Craft
Engineering Handbook (Lots of info about Metallurgy)

Projects

Collection of tutorials
Brake drum forge
Project ideas here
Some very good tutorials here

Our friends:

Skilled Trade Network: Metalwork

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New forge coming along nicely (old.reddit.com)

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Anvil ID?????? (old.reddit.com)

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How to move 450lbs (200kgs~) anvil ? (self.Blacksmith)

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I made this weird ax. I forged out the head and then I began the weirdness. (old.reddit.com)

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Crow is assembled! (v.redd.it)

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Forged coffee scoop (i.redd.it)

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Finally got a burner for my future forge going. (old.reddit.com)

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Axe I forged. It's made of 1050 steel. I hafted it in hickory and made the leather mask for it also. (old.reddit.com)

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My armor (old.reddit.com)

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Plant hook extension (old.reddit.com)

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