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Essential Safety Equipment for the Home Smithy

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A Beginner's Guide to Blacksmithing Tongs

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How to Build a Simple Coal Forge

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Introduction to Decorative Scrollwork in Iron

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- Alistair Pemberton
- 10 September 2026
Heat Treating Simple Carbon Steel Tools
- Callum Radcliffe
- 6 September 2026
Finishing Techniques for Hand Forged Metalwork
- Callum Radcliffe
- 4 September 2026
The History of Blacksmithing in Britain
- Bridget Hargreaves
- 30 August 2026
Making a Fire Poker from Reclaimed Steel
- Callum Radcliffe
- 24 August 2026
Choosing an Anvil for Your Small Workshop

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- Daphne Whitlock
- Today 03:30 am
Designing and Forging a Simple Candle Holder

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- Bridget Hargreaves
- Today 03:52 pm
Basic Metallurgy for the Practical Blacksmith

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Long established fact that a reader will be distracted
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- 4 July 2026
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- 30 June 2026
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