http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/alt.crafts.blacksmithing-newsgroup-1.htm Practice and process of blacksmithing. en-us Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:43:02 -0500 info@eaglemountstudios.com http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Blacksmith-Tooling-Pictures-from-Trip-article4536--5.htm Back in 1999, we took an ABANA European tour to Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. We saw lots of neat stuff. We took lots of pictures usin ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:50:28 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/the-hammers-blow-article4527--5.htm what happens when an unstoppable force hits an unmoveable object bounce put hot steel in the middle and work is done. all you blacksmiths out ther ..... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:08:21 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Medieval-times-show-in-Schaumburg-and-forged-toy---article4522--5.htm See pictures at the link below. We went to Medieval Times Show in Schaumburg today. THey gave us some yummy medieval food, such as chicken, and ha ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:16:36 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Call-for-Artists--Athens-Indie-Craftstravaganzaa---article4519--5.htm Registration is open for the 2010 Spring Market. The application is online now, please click on the FORMS link to apply. The 2010 Athens Indie Cra ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:32:02 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Ironwork-off-the-east-coast-of-Mexico-article4507--5.htm We spend some time in Mexico and I did a survey of decorative ironwork on Isla Mujeres, the quotWomens Islandquot which is a few miles off shore f ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:59:15 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/edge-bending-of-flat-bar-article4506--5.htm have any of you skilled blacksmiths out there had any experience with this pesky problem iam talking about bending flat stock the hard way. have fu ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:16:27 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/fold-forming-article4493--5.htm any tips, technics or old hands at this procedure i made some christmas presents , metal leaf candle holders. quick and dirty, none the less effecti ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:35:33 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/OT-to-all-but-Australians-article4487--5.htm Our ISP confirmed today that the quotblockquot to www.spaco.org is off. Sorry for the consternation it has caused. Pete Stanaitis ... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:56:38 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Annealling-or-normalizing-in-ashes-vs-vermiculite-article4486--5.htm Some years ago I published in The Metalsmith, a test I ran cooling a chunk of steel in my ash bucket. Last week I ran a very similar test using v ..... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:36:06 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/metal-work-in-my-galleries-article3963--5.htm http://rharrissculpture.com/index.htm Thanks for lookin. The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:46:03 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/OH-Boy-I-made-the-first-post-here-for-the-new-ye--article3956--5.htm Theres more to running a metal cutting (abrasive wheel) chop saw than just pulling the switch, as most of you know. Just in case theres somebody ..... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:57:10 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Sunflower-article3952--5.htm With this discussion of how metal expands with heat, it made me wonder if there might be some fun way to make use of it in a blacksmith project Suc ..... The post has 11 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:14:23 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Removing-stuck-and-broken-bolts-some-blacksmithin--article3937--5.htm The blacksmithing content here is that you have to take stuff apart to get the steel stock for forging ltGgt There is even quotheating and beat ..... The post has 15 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:23:18 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Interesting-Firepot-design-but-I-cant-find-one-article3929--5.htm Has anybody ever seen or used a firepot like the one in this sketch http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/Pictures/Pictures.htm Does anyone know wher ..... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:47:15 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/FA-Vintage-Horse-Shoeing-Manual-farriers-book-shoe--article4485--5.htm The Principles and Practice of Horse Shoeing,Text book on Horse Shoeing by Charles M Holmes 1949 ,VGC, Pub: Farriers Journal, 253 pages. Really us ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:57:51 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/forging-in-cold-(freezing)-weather-article3919--5.htm just an added note here. if you guys go out in the morning and start up your little giant or mayer brothers or whatever kind power hammer (mechanica ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:47:06 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Re-Cold-weather-interfering-with-my-forge-work-article3917--5.htm quotMartin H. Eastburnquot ltlionslair@consolidated.netgt wrote: igt If you close it off, be sure the house is closed tight/i igt Then positive pres ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:11:27 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Good-try-but-not-good-enough---Nail-making-article3910--5.htm Thanks to those of you who did try to avoid me posting again, but not enough of you replied, so here goes: Heres some information on nail making. ..... The post has 18 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:27:24 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Cold-weather-interfering-with-my-forge-work-article4470--5.htm Well, its getting cold and wet here in DC and Im beginning to realize Ive got a problem (Im not known for thinking ahead). Ive built my blacksmith ..... The post has 12 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:14:01 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/no-items--testing-the-group-if-it-is-being-collec--article3908--5.htm Since there isnt an item and hasnt been Im putting this in to see if it comes through. The east and west Usenet farms might be in trouble or our ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:42:27 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/FA-Anchor-Smelting-Company-Aberystwyth-1792-forge---article3907--5.htm The Anchor Smelting Company ,Aberystwyth, 17861792,VGC, Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society. Fascinating item from a superb series of books (we have m ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:52:30 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Somebody-say-something-in-blacksmithing-or-I-will-article3893--5.htm Subject says it all. If somebody doesnt post something on topic soon, I may have to post something about making quotsquarequot nails Pete Stana ..... The post has 13 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:00:25 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Grasshopper-Treadle-Hammer-plans-2009-edition--o--article3892--5.htm I have just completed the revisions to the Grasshopper Treadle Hammer plans. These incorporate all previous changes, which were principally to the ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:27:36 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/elephant-casting-in-brass-article3889--5.htm Hello, I just put up this page about how I cast an elephant in brass using the lost foam technique: http://metalshop.homestead.com/elephantproject.h ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:23:52 -0500 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Tiny-tomahawks-Sorry-article3884--5.htm Heres the link to my new tiny tomahawk page: http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/TinyTomahawk/TinyTomahawk.htm Pete Stanaitis ... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:01:23 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Tiny-tomahawks-article3883--5.htm I just put up a page about these tiny tomahawks that some people make as demonstration and giveaway items: The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:00:08 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Who-has-actually-tested-some-anthracite-coal-article3881--5.htm We all know that some forms of coal dont work well for blacksmithing. But does anybody out there have some testing of quotnonblacksmith coalquot t ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:07:54 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Making-shovel-heads-9or-blades)--with-the-Roger-Lo--article3880--5.htm I have been using the 34 pound swage block that Roger Lorance sells for over 20 years. Just last Saturday, the Badger Blacksmiths (western Wiscon ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:03:43 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Re-Rebar-for-sword-cores-article3867--5.htm a few years ago i read an article about radioactive rebar sent up from mexico yah, you never know what is in rebar have fun, mark ... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:28:15 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Rebar-for-sword-cores-article3864--5.htm Hi Guys, Im going to try and use rebar (crap, low alloy steel... usually... maybe), for sword cores. I intend to mix this with some spring steel, ..... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:05:20 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Saw-horses-for-assembly-stands-article3855--5.htm Some years ago I needed a good way to support steel bars that were to be welded, collared, etc.. to make gates and railings. Things needed to be ..... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:50:20 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Drilling-a-pritchel-hole-in-a-old-anvil-article3823--5.htm Anyone ever try to drill a pritchel hole in an old anvil which doesnt have one Im looking for options for doing that. Ive got an old 1820s Mouse H ..... The post has 26 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:29:39 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/hot-dip-galvanizing-article3822--5.htm Been reading up on this recently as a means of rustproofing some of my projects. Seems to be as simple as an acid pickle, dip in washing soda to ki ..... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:48:17 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/cnc-plasma-cutting--BMP-to-DXF-free-software-article3821--5.htm http//www.plasma777.com The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:53:45 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Electrolytic-Derusting-Baking-Soda-or-Washing-Sod--article3815--5.htm I promise that this is my last epistle about electrolytic derusting. Its just that I never could find out how much better Washing Soda is than B ..... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:13:15 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/How-to-get-started-in-blacksmithing-article3814--5.htm Every now and then, I post a message to folks who may be monitoring this newsgroup and are wondering how to get started in blacksmithing. To that ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:42:48 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/What-is-a-200-lb-anvil-worth-has-ACME-name-on-it-article3810--5.htm What is a 200 lb anvil worth has ACME name on it Good condition. Thinking about selling to buy another more transportable. ... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:55:19 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/About-fire-striker-shapes-article3806--5.htm A really good blacksmith from Northwood Iowa is Dave Hartwig. About 10 years ago he made a presentation about his research into different shapes ..... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:27:32 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/A-brand-New-Treadle-Hammer-Design-article3804--5.htm Heres a treadle hammer designed for woodcarvers: Go to the bottom of this page to see the new entry http://www.spaco.org/othertreadle.htm You wi ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:58:25 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/FAHome-Shop-Machinist-magazines--8-Years-of-them-article3801--5.htm September 2000 through December 2008, all issues in excellent condition. See my ad on ebay at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dllViewItemampit ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:35:48 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/2-nails-3-black-spring-washers-article3792--5.htm Hi Guys, Ive done a little more playing. This is 2 steel nails and 3 black spring washers. I aligned 2 nails and 2 straightened black spring wash ..... The post has 19 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:35:47 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Drilling-larger-holes-without-harming-yourself-article3791--5.htm Ever wind yourself up in the electric drill when drilling a big (over 1/2quot) hole in metal I sure did when I had to drill out some 5/8quot hol ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:43:24 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/FAMachinists-Workshop-Magazines-2001-to-2008-article3788--5.htm August 2000 through January 2009, all issues in excellent condition. See my ad on ebay at: http://tinyurl.com/np23vj Jeff Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:05:48 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Make-a-Miners-Lamp-article3786--5.htm If youd like to try your hand at a Miners Lamp, go here: http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/MinersLamp/MinersLamp.htm I like demonstrating this p ..... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:13:32 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Announcement-new-eGuide-for-artists-and-craftspeo--article3784--5.htm Announcement: James Photography (http://www.JamesPhotography.ca) has created a new resource for artists who wish to take great photographs of their ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:44:38 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Im-Selling-my-Blacksmithing-Books-article3782--5.htm Hello All, I quit blacksmithing in 1988 when my shoulder gave out from the hammering. Finally, in December 2006, I stopped publishing Blacksmiths G ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:45:07 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Electrolytic-Rust-Removal-page-is-up-article3777--5.htm Thanks for your input, guys. I just put the page up: http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/Rust/ElectrolyticDerusting.htm Pete Stanaitis ... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:46:10 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Electrolytic-rust-removal-article3772--5.htm I know theres a lot about this subject on the net, but would anyone be interested in my own recent work with it Ive got some before and after pi ..... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:15:46 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/Self-centering-scriber-for-marking-metal-bars-article3771--5.htm Heres a link to a neat little tool you can make. You just lay in on top of a bar, lets say 3/4quot square, and draw it along the surface, holding t ..... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and discuss here Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:25:51 -0400 http://www.eaglemountstudios.com/offsetting-problem-article3761--5.htm I cant. I am usually working with round or square less than 1quot x 30quot. All I end up doing is bending the piece where I am attempting to offset it ..... The post has 8 replies so far. 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