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Cast Iron Smithing Basics

Cast iron is a useful material for making cookware, mechanical parts, forges, anvils, etc., but what are the common techniques used to cut, weld, and shape it? This article will attempt to...

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Annealing and Normalizing Steel

There are two 'softening' processes commonly used when metalworking: normalizing and annealing. The objective of both processes is to soften the metal and to make it less brittle. This makes...

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30 Free Metal Shop Project Ideas

The following is a collection of metal shop project ideas to help inspire hobby metalworkers to get back in the shop and start creating. Bench Metal and Wrought Metal Project Ideas These...

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The Heat Treating of Edge Tools

The following is an examination of the process of heat treating edge tools (with some history mixed in). A Brief History and Background Heat treating of ferrous metal tools is an ancient...

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