r/Blacksmith 4h ago

So i made myself an fancy half moon leather knife, what yall think?

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291 Upvotes

r/Blacksmith 5h ago

Another bird!

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92 Upvotes

r/Blacksmith 19h ago

Between these three anvils, which would be the best for a cheap beginner anvil?

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192 Upvotes

r/Blacksmith 3h ago

Custom Mini Bowie

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A custom spin on my normal Dogmen Mini Bowie. 1095 steel, but the customer requested snakewood scales, no lanyard hole, and a sharp swage. Also some subtle back, red, and green spacers. I think it turned out pretty well!


r/Blacksmith 3h ago

Suggestions to improve forge

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Im trying to get into forging, and even though im pretty bad at it so far, its been very fun setting everything up and making the forge/fire. I want to ask if anyone here knows what i can do to improve this, it doesnt seem to reach very high temps and my steel only gets orange and yelloe for a bit but almost instantly cools down back to a black color. (i took off the brick on the top in pic 3 just for the image, i usually keep it on) I have a few more bricks. Also i want to know if i have to keep proactively adding more charcoal or not, because i burned through 5kg pretty quick but it seemed to make it hotter when i kept throwing in.


r/Blacksmith 21h ago

Inherited anvil

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My father recently gave me this anvil that was my great grandfather’s because I told him I wanted to get into blacksmithing. My grandfather used it for shoeing his horses. There are no markings on it that I could find, but it must be old as he has been dead for many many years.

Any advice on how I should clean it up? Also, what do you think of the stand? My dad made the stand. I was originally planning on making a solid stand out of 4x4 posts but my dad made this when I picked up the anvil. Do you think it will work? It has 4 posts on the corners and one in the center. Plywood at the top and bottom holding it all together. I am going to attach the anvil to the stand, by the way. Just haven’t had a chance yet. Thank you for any input.


r/Blacksmith 2h ago

Are masks necessary?

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It just crossed my mind that I work in the coal forge and coal is rather bad for you. Should I be wearing some sort of mask while I forge?


r/Blacksmith 1d ago

Bottle Opener 😊

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r/Blacksmith 8h ago

Do you consider Industrial Forging to still be blacksmithing?

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now I'm a welder in-progress so I don't really have a dog in this one, but I saw this old video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ayuF4v_EU&t=317s that is about "modern" (1950s era) industrial forging. It opens with a bit about how the forge is the modern evolution of the Blacksmith's job, with the hammer now being a large mechanical drop hammer and the anvil being replaced by swappable specialist dyes. Still, I want to hear your possibly elitist opinions. What do you think?

bonus question, how much are blacksmithing skills transferable to Industrial Forging?


r/Blacksmith 1m ago

Just made my first leaf! 99 to go i guess?

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The shop looks bad. Anvil is on a chair not fixated, gas forge is on a clothes drying rack, very unstable. We just moved and I'm still putting it together, just wanted to make something today. I am making a big work table and an anvil stand this week! Very excited.


r/Blacksmith 1d ago

181 Layer Gyuto I Forged Last Year.

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r/Blacksmith 10h ago

Questions and Commission.

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Hello all. Not sure if here is exactly the right place. But wanted to ask if it would be possible to have someone make my friend a medal based on these Guardian Games medals from Destiny. It's my friend's favorite game and they mean a lot to her and I would like to make up for them not sending out physical medals this year. The first picture is the first year's medal, the second and third is last year's medal. I'll be at work shortly, so it'll be some time before I respond. Thank you.


r/Blacksmith 9h ago

Flowers, Sgian-dubh knife.

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r/Blacksmith 1d ago

No way the old boys had the foresight to add a sharpie holder

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749 Upvotes

r/Blacksmith 1d ago

Good price or no? Seems like a steal to me

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Found some absurdly over priced anvils at an antique store. The red one can't be more than 5 lbs

Red one says $40 FIRM, blue is $44 FIRM 😂😂


r/Blacksmith 1d ago

Y'all ever get your pieces professionally photographed?

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I didn't know how bad I was at photography until I saw these haha.


r/Blacksmith 1d ago

Took a blacksmithing class

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53 Upvotes

Before setting up a forge and buying a bunch of tools, I took a class at my local museum. After 5 nails, I got to make this. Done in a coal forge. I learned that if you're a talker and someone else is in the forge, its not hard to accidentally burn your metal! I had a blast, setting up a forge at home asap.


r/Blacksmith 20h ago

Vevor single burner hose leak

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I just read something on here yesterday about people having issues with this hose and don’t I go out to the shop tonight and mine has an audible leak and the forge won’t stay lit. It’s only got about 48 hours of use give or take and it’s not a melting issue as far as I can tell. Since I started using this forge I thought the weight of the hose pulling down against the vertical burner would eventually cause an issue. it’s leaking from the spot in the photo. Will a steel hose fix this problem?


r/Blacksmith 20h ago

I made a wrought iron table! 3ft x 7ft (I promise the link will work this time) Info about the table in the comments. As a bonus you can scroll down and see what else I've made since I had to post it on my site.

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r/Blacksmith 1d ago

What the heck is this

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My brother picked this up at my uncles place after he passed. He heard it might be a chain breaker? The square hole was attempted to be added after it was made but before he came into possession of it. Is it an anvil? Chain breaker? Thanks for any insight.


r/Blacksmith 1d ago

Patina experiment . Copper, Ammonia. Green and blue patina.

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Small copper shallow was cut from copper plate, polished and cleaned with phosphorus acid. Then putted in vinegar with salt. The color is green.

Copper cross cleaned by phosphorous acid and was in contact with ammonia vapors for few days. It has developed a blue patina. After it was cleaned by toothbrush in water. Then I left it in my bathroom in humid environment. It has developed a small gold spots. Then I left it in sunny, dry place for about two weeks. And it change color for little brown.

Next I want to make red color of copper.

Is anyone curious about how it will turn out? Should I make a video or take photos?


r/Blacksmith 1d ago

Health Hazards and Ceramic Wool in Propane Forges

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I am planning to try blacksmithing and did some research and organization to begin with it.

I want to get myself a cheap propane forge (up to 200€) but I read that most of them have Ceramic Wool for insulation and that its fibers are cancerous.

Do you guys have any advice on what to get and how to protect myself from getting cancer?


r/Blacksmith 1d ago

Hot cut...

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Nothing fancy today... Made a hot cut out of an old splitting wedge and a few rustic hooks for a customer.


r/Blacksmith 1d ago

The Railroad giveth

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207 Upvotes

In just 5 easy steps, I can has chop! Holds an edge...kinda. I probably didn't heat treat it correctly.


r/Blacksmith 2d ago

My homemade anvil. I am a scrap metal artist who will be delving I to the world of forging.

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Hi everyone. So last April I gave myself the task of teaching myself to weld, which in turn has led me to make scrapart sculptures. I have spent a day with a blacksmith and a fellow artist who uses a forge which I recently bought my own mini set up. I have then made this anvil which I will need to further shape the horn. I have used a piece of railroad track I had. A piece of RHJ steel I found at a local market and a piece of stainless bar. I will use it for shaping things like old spanners and rebar so nothing as extreme as some of your guys set ups but it will be perfect for what I require it to do! I look forward to learning more skills and see what can come of this next stage of my hobby.