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| Dave hammers out a wall hook. | The resulting wall hook. | Claw made by Allen. Notice the knuckles. |
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| It is helpful to have a few vices when you are a blacksmith. | Ken carves a dragon. | Dave twists the metal. |
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| Coal is very ugly when you first start it. The advantage of coal is that it burns very hot. | After awhile it gets less ugly. He is using a hand cranked blower. |
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Blacksmithed/welded art seen in Ashland, Oregon. I'm guessing it was first pounded out as a blacksmith job. Then it was textured with a stick welder. The base, shown in the fourth picture, clearly shows blacksmithing technique |