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I've been a professional smith for over 50 years and money has always been a concern as it is to any business person. Blacksmithing is a...

I have been making steels for many years. I have found that older files do really well. After forging the firesteel, I will take it to a...

That’s exactly it, getting started matters more than chasing perfect gear right away

Hi @Dark Horse. I have not posted here but I am checking in here after just mostly occasionally lurking. I have a few years experience...

I have been making steels for many years. I have found that older files do really well. After forging the firesteel, I will take it to a...

Hi @Dark Horse. I have not posted here but I am checking in here after just mostly occasionally lurking. I have a few years experience...

I've been a professional smith for over 50 years and money has always been a concern as it is to any business person. Blacksmithing is a...

Brine is much less violent than plain water and much less prone to causing cracks. Cracking is caused by uneven cooling, and brine...

That’s real community work right there, keeping the blacksmith shop running takes steady effort.

Plain clear water should be sufficient if your using file steel. Using salt water on such thin cross sections can easily cause cracking...

The average common fire striker will not be large enough to do any singing.

Good steel sings when struck right, bad temper just politely reminds you to start over again.

The body is medium hard carbon steel. I got all the measurements marked off, the punch marks done to drill the holes for the splitting...

The body is medium hard carbon steel. I got all the measurements marked off, the punch marks done to drill the holes for the splitting...

That’s the kind of craftsmanship making modern factory tomahawks nervously sweat on hardware store shelves