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11d ago
inWatched a smith at the Midwest forge fest in Madison quench a blade in hot oil, and it fixed my hamon lines
The part about the hamon being cloudy for two years hit home because mine have looked like milk sitting in a glass this whole time. I've been dunking in whatever temp the garage happens to be and calling it good, which is probably why. Gonna try the warm oil thing, but knowing me I'll stick my finger in it to check and find out the hard way.
17d ago
inSpent $180 on a Vermont American cross peen hammer, and it turned my forge around
Man, that feeling of a hammer just clicking with your hand is unreal. My grandpa gave me his old ball peen years back and I still can't use anything else on the anvil.
17d ago
inAm I the only one who thinks Troll 2 is genuinely boring and not fun at all
Same here, we turned it off halfway, total snooze.
18d ago
inVent: my buddy's deck in Flagstaff went from $4k to $9k in one lumber aisle trip
My wife still brings up the "investment" I made in 2021 when I paid $52 a sheet for 7/16 OSB and thought I was being smart by buying a whole pallet. It sat in the garage for 8 months and warped so bad it looked like a Pringle, so joke was on me there. For your buddy, $9,200 just for framing is nuts, but waiting a season is a gamble since nobody knows where prices land. Composite decking would dodge some of the lumber pain but the boards themselves jumped too, and the hidden fasteners and framing still eat a chunk of the budget.