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Photos of Ray’s Work (From Tool Talk Podcast #3)
After hearing to our discussion with artisan blacksmith Ray Robinson in Tool Talk Podcast #3, a number of listeners asked for pictures of the corkscrew and fork I have which Ray made. I’m sorry I...
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A History Of Nails, Blacksmith-Style
Rick sent us this link to an interesting history of nails compiled by the Appalachian Blacksmiths Association. My first experience blacksmithing was making square nails — much like some of those in...
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From The Flickr Pool: A Home-Built Gas Forge
xanax online no prescriptionThe photo above is of tmib_seattle’s home-built gas forge — something I’ve been considering for some time. My father was into blacksmithing, and you’ve heard his (and my)...
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From The Flickr Pool: A Brake Drum Forge
TM reader NickNaylo posted this great pic of his brake drum forge to TM’s photo pool, providing once and for all that you don’t need major cash to try your hand at blacksmithing. He says he assembled...
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How To: Gas Forge Plans
Getting started in blacksmithing usually requires a pretty decent start-up cost. But if you want to do it on the cheap, the instructions on Zoeller Forge’s site will show you how to build a gas forge...
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Dealmonger: 20lb Sledge Hammer $34.55
Ace Hardware is selling this 20lb sledge hammer for $34.55. While assisting with a bit of blacksmithing last night, I remembered what a handy tool the 20lb sledge hammer is for transmitting force to...
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GearWrench Tire Pressure Monitor Kit
Soon all new cars will come with tire pressure monitoring systems, and a lot of vehicles have ‘em already. Maintaining another computer and mechanical system will bring another set of challenges to...
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Teaching The Next Generation — With Fire
Reader Tmib_Seattle has managed to put together a badass little blacksmithing program for the local Boy Scout troop he labeled “Camp Hahobas 2009″ in the Toolmonger photo pool. Whether or not it...
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Crap You Should Own: An Anvil
xanax online no prescriptionSo you’re not a blacksmith, but do you find yourself beating on metal from time to time in the garage? Do yourself (and your vise, workbench, and everything else in the...
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Have You Seen A Blacksmith Demonstration?
xanax online no prescriptionSadly, blacksmiths are few and far between these days. Certainly there’s not a whole hell of a lot of need for a guy with a forge to shoe horses. But the artistry of...
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Vintage Hand-Forged Wrenches
xanax online no prescriptionFlickr user whiteforge has a great collection of forged and antique tools, as you may remember from previous TM posts. This set of adjustable wrenches he posted caught my...
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Forging Yields Tools — And Vegetables
xanax online no prescriptionAs interest in urban and rooftop gardens increases, especially where growing space and access to fresh produce is limited, companies like Trenton Forging in Michigan are...
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My Blacksmith Tongs
xanax online no prescriptionIn last week’s all-new Tool Talk, I mentioned that I own a pair of blacksmith-made blacksmith tongs. And here they are. While I admittedly don’t own a forge — I had to sell...
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How Many Tools Could You Recreate With No Help?
xanax online no prescriptionSeeing whiteforge‘s picture above in the Toolmonger Flickr pool reminded me of an imaginary game I used to play as a kid. Maybe you played it, too: We’d imagine what would...
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Questionmonger: What Is This Tool?
xanax online no prescriptionTM reader Jim sent us a photo of this unidentified tool which he suspects is a “blacksmith’s bullet mold that didn’t turn out. Maybe a bullet mold blank?” My first thought...
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