Any way you look at it, blacksmithing is a punishing trade. Heavy tools, a red-hot forge, flying sparks, and searing metal all exact a toll on the smith’s body unless precautions are taken. After ...
Before the hammer hits steel, the ground must hold. In this episode, we forge the massive foundation bolts needed to anchor the power hammer in place - shaped by fire, cut to spec, and driven deep ...
Techniques for press and hammer forging of titanium are essentially the same as those for low alloy steels, bearing in mind the low thermal conductivity of titanium and its susceptibility to ...
COTTRELLVILLE TWP. - Matt Moline has the radio on at his shop on Marine City Highway, but he's banging out his own beat, a chorus scored for hammer and anvil. Moline is a blacksmith, and this is the ...
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