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My adventures as a beginning blacksmith. Read about setting up my forge, finding and building tools, and making projects. Saltfork Craftsmen Artist Association 11th Annual Conference. I am going to the Saltfork Craftsmen Artist Association 11th Annual Conference. Join me in Perry Oklahoma. Follow the link for more details.
Take a flyer as you walk in the door. We always have great sales for the day or bring back the flyer for another day.
Sharp Swords, Half-Swording and Parrying. Medieval Swords - The Arbiter Longsword. The sharpness of European blades does vary somewhat. All of the force that goes into the striking of a blow is concentrated into a very small surface area. The natural inclination for softer materials is to be spread apart by the thin flatchett of steel.
Bending, Scrolling and Twisting. Forge, Fan and Fuel.
This is an archive of the site created by Fred Holder. Was started in July 1980 as a tabloid newspaper to provide information on blacksmithing to beginning and intermediate blacksmiths. In January 2005 it was changed to an electronic edition.
THE GUILD OF WROUGHT IRONWORK CRAFTSMEN OF WESSEX. Providing training for the traditional and developing skills of the Blacksmiths Craft and promoting the Craft. PROMOTING THE CRAFT OF BLACKSMITHING. The Guild also sponsors various competitions.