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Pounders vs Grinders

by Adlai Stein

May 17, 2009

Which one are you and what are your favorite steels to use?

I'm a pounder I prefer the overall controll I get under the hammer as well as the relaxation I get from taking my frustrations out on the steel after my day job.
I like using O-1 5160 & 10xx steels.
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    Seth Ellis

    I started out grinding but I have a true passion for forging. If I had to pick, the hammer would win every time.

    I currently do both forging and stock removal .

    I have my own propane forge and my favorite thing to do with it is making damascus from scraps left over from stock removal.

    I like using 10XX,5160,52100,15n20, and HHH damascus.

    Feb 15, 2014

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    Carl Rechsteiner

    Put some leather breeches on her, just slow getting back here. Yeah, she'll be at Trackrock.

    Mar 11, 2014

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    Glenn "Oz" Osborne

    I do both depends on what I'm feeling like when I walk in the shop.  1095 and 5160 is what I use most.

    Sep 28, 2018