Joshua C States
Joshua C States
Journeyman Bladesmith (5yr)
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Joined: Feb 15, 2021
Last seen: Mar 27, 2025
Topics: 24 / Replies: 355
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RE: Hammer and Tong Storage

Well, it's not the shop tour you were hoping for, but this is the current setup. The smaller table to the left of the anvil with some drifts, punches,...

3 months ago
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RE: Hammer and Tong Storage

We have a rectangular anvil stand with tool racks on all four sides. I posted a pic in your anvil stand thread. We also have another anvil stand I mad...

3 months ago
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RE: Anvil Stand

I have made two anvil stands and this is the one I use currently to hold the anvil. It used to hold a 200# Peter Wright (shown in photo) and now holds...

3 months ago
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RE: What Did You Do In Your Shop Today?

Yesterday was my first time back at the anvil after almost a 7-month break and I forged an 8-inch chef from 1095. Starting stock Normalizing fini...

4 months ago
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RE: What Did You Do In Your Shop Today?

@Michael Samdahl, this is all done in the press.

4 months ago
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RE: New member

Welcome to the ABS and the madness of this craft!Post your work and not just finished pieces. Post progress shots along the way.

4 months ago
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RE: What Did You Do In Your Shop Today?

and made a bar out of it.  V2-Finished-bar-2.JPG

4 months ago
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RE: What Did You Do In Your Shop Today?

I took one of these  W2-slice.jpg

4 months ago
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RE: New member introduction

When I first started out, I built my first forge. There wasn't the plethora of tutorials and YT videos, etc. showing how to build a propane forge that...

4 months ago
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RE: New Member Introduction

Welome Wu. I am always interested by how people from other cultures make knives, set up their shop, and what their processes are. The ANS forum is a g...

4 months ago
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RE: I have to move and need to figure out how to find a Small space to hopefully rent for a temperary shop

Another thought: Get yourself enrolled in whichever school you decide you are going to pursue. There you will meet other students and teachers who c...

5 months ago
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RE: I have to move and need to figure out how to find a Small space to hopefully rent for a temperary shop

A few suggestions: You will be looking for commercial space, which can be pretty spendy. Especially considering the perceived dangers around the hot...

5 months ago
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RE: Bronze, am I over thinking it?

You are not overthinking it. As you have found out, bronze can vary from supplier to supplier, and from one batch to another. Silicon bronze is by f...

5 months ago
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RE: Glittery layers in my Damascus? Help!

Also:A way to measure temperature in your forge is a gamechanger. In place of that set up, you can also use a small amount of flux on your billets to ...

5 months ago
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RE: Glittery layers in my Damascus? Help!

I agree with Matt on this one. I notice in the second photo that the effect is occurring along the weld seam between different steel layers. Without k...

5 months ago
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