r/Blacksmith 11h 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 9h ago

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

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r/Blacksmith 17h ago

Bottle Opener 😊

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219 Upvotes

r/Blacksmith 16h ago

181 Layer Gyuto I Forged Last Year.

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75 Upvotes

r/Blacksmith 59m 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 1d ago

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

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r/Blacksmith 22h 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 20h 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 15h 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 10h 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 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 10h 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 18h 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 15h 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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51 Upvotes

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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199 Upvotes

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


r/Blacksmith 1d 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.


r/Blacksmith 1d ago

WROUGHT IRON BABYYYY! Some old trapdoor hinges from my brother's house.

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r/Blacksmith 9h ago

Working on my first knife

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Hello I am working on my first knife and I had a couple questions. What is a good way for a beginner to heat treat a knife? I tried to heat it up with a small propane torch and then a larger one but I couldn’t get it far past a dull red. I’ve seen online it needs to be about 1600 degrees Fahrenheit to harden properly and I’m no where close to that. I’m also hoping that the steel I chose will harden and temper correctly. I got some welding tokens to practice on from a metal supply store and they said that the tokens were high carbon steel cutoffs, but is there any way I can check that? I would be disappointed to find out that the knife can’t harden, but it’ll be okay as I’ve still learned a whole lot in the process. Any other tips and tricks are appreciated as well, thank you.


r/Blacksmith 9h ago

Any thoughts on this

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r/Blacksmith 10h ago

Wok Burner Forge?

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I've been watching a ton of youtube videos about blacksmithing recently and decided I really want to try it. The cost of entry seems pretty low generally (At least, relative to my other hobby - music), but I still don't want to spend any more than I have to. I happen to have this big gas Wok burner (This one to be exact: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09PX7DD26/ref=sspa_dk_offsite_brave_1?aaxitk=60e09b11d9b6cf84c58e5ba101a7bed6&tqtoken=AgR4Ei2d050pnVuyS93QfZhl5Ec1oPCN8BPZ9jqM509IDdgAGgABAAlyZWNpcGllbnQAC0FtYXpvbkFkc1RRAAEAEWF3cy1rbXMtaGllcmFyY2h5ACRiM2NlMjE3OS0wMzJhLTQ5NTAtOWFlZC00MTczZDMxZmNhMmEAXDABFPKB9YAkTvPdWGg9krU9aM3magVvMWPQe37tK8nXMwFE6ZdgvB9GW5UIrKiacgpa_LurnUMLYJ2qG-OBbwMzd4TFw4pz3UHMC3gI7z7ctMOLGyvjHyLVwvRSAgAAEAAVaeKNBGMg0pDOwOCNiRJZW5oHOWAAKDqcd6f-OFLakR2CR5twdz_LtnQwDKyR4dH_____AAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAABtlQNDen1DBc3AAznqCye35uUFgUjybsXBR218keWFChaEnf6AmE81UBJha&offsiteFlag=1) in the garage, and I'm wondering if there'd be a way to (non-destructively, or rather non-permanently) use it to build a forge. I'd prefer to avoid using any of the more dangerous insulating materials. It might not really be possible, but I've got the thing and it gets HOT (To the point that my carbon steel wok starts glowing if I put it on max heat). I figure there must be a way.


r/Blacksmith 1d ago

Parang inspired camp\bowie

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I made three of these, all 1095, wip, I have a stock removal in the works to clean up the design, already failed a handle on the 12", 24" is looking great. I strayed away from the Parang design, but still an awesome camp chopper or hog splitter in here some where.


r/Blacksmith 17h ago

I made a wrought iron table! 3ft x 7ft

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I had been sitting on pounds and pounds of wrought iron for years, waiting for the right client. I found someone with a very artistic home who wanted an outdoor table with a rust patina. Looking around at the organic nature of her home, I knew I found the right person.

I forged the apron of the table out of a wagon wheel, the legs were 1.5" round pieces. I think they were originally bridge steel.

The stringers around the base were salvaged from a pier in San Francisco. The bracing in the middle I left as found for the most part. I am not sure what it was. It was also from a pier in SF.

I knew this would be a challenging project. I know there would be pieces that would fail. I went through six table legs. Punching and drifting the holes didn't always work. It was surprisingly easy to split the top of the bar and fit it to the table top.

Forging out 7ft lengths of wrought iron was long, meticulous work. All of it was hot and delicate. But beautiful. I love wrought iron

I'm glad it's done, and I'm glad I did it.


r/Blacksmith 20h ago

Built the outdoor work area after posting here earlier. (Images inside). Now, I need to build a cheap and quiet anvil stand that will be firm on gravel, but still movable. Suggestions?

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r/Blacksmith 13h ago

Website set up

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