One of the largest obstacles to making it through a long-term survival situation is that most of us lack the basic skills needed to perform trades that used to be commonplace.
This is particularly true as it comes to the work of a blacksmith.
While as recently as a few decades ago, one could find someone who knew how to work with metal, it has become harder and harder.
As cheap, mass manufacturing and box store availability became more commonplace, working with metal became more of a novelty than a necessity.
You buy something; it wears or breaks, and you throw it away and get a new one.
You won't always be able to buy something new in a longer term survival situation, which is why learning the craft of the blacksmith is of vital importance.
On the next page, we show you how to build a forge for under $40 to get started.
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Chris Ewing
Scott McFarland
Already set up and been making and had some sales
Would you help me make this???
Stephen Williams
John need to set this up
Beau Cowley
Yes I would.
Scott Safier
Awesome cause I have no idea what the difference is between galvanized and un galvanized lol
Arend Galland
Stephen Williams
Steve Pelletier we can do this …ya we can start making our own knifes
Joel Bloxsom
Michael Tribuzzo
Matt Marchlinski
Dude you’re the man.
Keith Cook
Blake Marler
merry christmas brother!!
Michael Chiasson
William Heleine
Joe Barnett
Jake Pruis Merik Kennedy
Shawn Welcher
Josh Taylor
Zac Womble
Lisa Gard Smith
It’s a lot of fun .. but there’s so much to know and learn
Shawn L Smith
Samantha Scott I wanna make big sharp pointy things.
Ty Mentrup
Gavin Routt
Bryan Lutz
Easy, now teach us how to build a usable charcoal foundry for making our own metal
Jake Robertson
Noah Nadeau Kestin Nadeau
Steven Kaiser R.a. Dotzenrod
Tyler Davidson
Awesome idea! You could get a brake drum at a junk yard or maybe for free
Scott Henson
Couple bucks at most
but try and buy an anvil for under 300. stupid bullshit
I’m into blacksmithing, it is an interesting craft.
Dean Bonsall lets get started on this
Nathaniel Karpenko
Jay Howington
Brent Hosea
Joe MacKenzie
So down Gigo Cruz
So down we’ll build it inder the aircraft hangar