Hey! Are There Blacksmiths In Your Story? I'm A Hobbyist Blacksmith And I'm Here To Help!

Hey! Are there blacksmiths in your story? I'm a hobbyist blacksmith and I'm here to help!

Blacksmithing is one of those things that a lot of people get wrong because they don't realize it stuck around past the advent of the assembly line. Here's a list of some common misconceptions I see and what to do instead!

Not all blacksmiths are gigantic terrifying muscly guys with beards and deep voices. I am 5'8, skinny as a twig, have the muscle mass of wet bread, and exist on Tumblr. Anybody who is strong enough to pick up a hammer and understands fire safety can be a blacksmith.

You can make more than just swords with blacksmithing. Though swords are undeniably practical, they're not the only things that can be made. I've made candle holders, wall hooks, kebab skewers, fire pokers, and more. Look up things other people have made, it's really amazing what can be done.

"Red-hot" is actually not that hot by blacksmith terms. when heated up, the metal goes from black, to red, to orange, to yellow, to white. (for temperature reference, I got a second degree burn from picking up a piece of metal on black heat) The ideal color to work with the metal is yellow. White is not ideal at all, because the metal starts sparking and gets all weird and lumpy when it cools. (At no point in this process does the metal get even close to melting. It gets soft enough to work with, but I have never once seen metal become a liquid.)

Blacksmithing takes fucking forever. Not even taking into account starting the forge, selecting and preparing metal, etc. etc. it takes me around an hour to make one (1) fancy skewer. The metals blacksmiths work with heat up and cool down incredibly fast. When the forge is going good, it only takes like 20 seconds to get your metal hot enough to work with, but it takes about the same time for it to cool down, sometimes even less.

As long as you are careful, it is actually stupidly easy to not get hurt while blacksmithing. When I picked up this hobby I was like "okay, cool! I'm gonna make stuff, and I'm gonna end up in the hospital at some point!" Thus far, the latter has yet to occur. I've been doing this for nearly a year. I have earned myself a new scar from the aforementioned second degree burn, and one singe mark on my jeans. I don't even wear gloves half the time. Literally just eye protection, common sense, and fast reflexes and you'll probably be fine. (Accidents still happen of course, but I have found adequate safety weirdly easy to achieve with this hobby)

A forge is not a fire. The forge is the thing blacksmiths put their metal in to heat it up. It starts as a small fire, usually with newspaper or something else that's relatively small and burns easily, which we then put in the forge itself, which is sort of a fireplace-esque thing (there's a lot of different types of forge, look into it and try to figure out what sort of forge would make the most sense for the context you're writing about) and we cover it with coal, which then catches fire and heats up. The forge gets really hot, and sometimes really bright. Sometimes when I stare at the forge for too long it's like staring into the sun. The forge is also not a waterfall of lava, Steven Universe. It doesn't work like that, Steven Universe.

Welding and blacksmithing are not the same thing. They often go hand-in-hand, but you cannot connected two pieces of metal with traditional blacksmithing alone. There is something called forge welding, where you heat your metal, sprinkle borax (or the in-universe equivalent) on it to prevent the metal from oxidizing/being non-weldable, and hammer the pieces together very quickly. Forge welding also sends sparks flying everywhere, and if you're working in a small space with other blacksmiths, you usually want to announce that you're welding before you do, so that everyone in a five-foot radius can get out of that five-foot radius. You also cannot just stuck some random pebbles into the forge and get a decent piece of metal that you can actually make something with, Steven Universe. It doesn't work like that, Steven Universe.

Anvils are really fucking heavy. Nothing else to add here.

Making jewelry is not a blacksmithing thing unless you want jewelry made of steel. And it will be very ugly if you try. Blacksmithing wasn't invented to make small things.

If there's anything here I didn't mention, just ask and I'll do my best to answer.

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Besides I am sure someone commission you for that AU

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*sigh*

Why am I the one getting targeted by you anyway?????

All I think about Riley is that she has an interesting design that's it!!!

Meanwhile people like.... Idk @phantom-of-the-ruckus or @echoentities are the real simps here!!!! Target them.


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So far poor Owen gonna have bad luck and

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Specially since I’m the (New) DM, and I’m trying to put together everything.


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This is a lesson to teach anyone how to read an analog clock.

The answer will be in part 2.

Part 1 | Part 2 (TBA)


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2 months ago

*reads fanfiction with the most incredible description, most incredible inner monologue, most incredible dialog, most incredible pacing, most incredible world building, and just most incredible writing*

*looks at my own shrimpy writing skills*

*looks back at incredible fanfiction*

*blinks*

*shakes it with unyielding force*

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1 year ago

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Unresolved sexual tension that gets completely fucking resolved, my beloved.


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2 years ago

Oh ferrets-why am I being dragged into this mess?

Kris did and frankly I’m too scare to even read the PowerPoint-

And kris if you dare post that link-Their gonna be an issue here-(/srs-)

But yes Kris will make an PowerPoint if she has enough will To do it so uhhh-Good luck! Don’t die-

Rather big simp.

-anon

*sigh*

Why am I the one getting targeted by you anyway?????

All I think about Riley is that she has an interesting design that's it!!!

Meanwhile people like.... Idk @phantom-of-the-ruckus or @echoentities are the real simps here!!!! Target them.


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2 years ago

This is just perfect ✨

Friendly reminder to make sure that before you post any art you erase any pencil notes before photographing it.... Otherwise you get caught in 4K like me-

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Calling in to all who are willing to participate!

Calling In To All Who Are Willing To Participate!

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While I do the coding and sprites, anyone can come to help with music, backgrounds, sounds, writing, character building, etc! Whatever you can do will we extremely appreciated!

Link to the discord here!

By the moment I write this I won't be present, but tomorrow (hopefully) I can start giving an idea of what we have to do! Thank you for reading and participating into this heartwarming project!

Calling In To All Who Are Willing To Participate!

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2 years ago

Poor poor dolly I need to redo her-

Hello hello! I got some more stuff about The Exliza Delightful Dolls Au

Here one of the Main stars!

(It is an bit long so their an Read more on it)

Hello Hello! I Got Some More Stuff About The Exliza Delightful Dolls Au

An Delighful Charity Show! (Also known as the (Delightful Helps!) 20XX-20XX

Dolly Delighful!

One of the puppet On the charity Show,

She was known to represent the Audience and often ask the questions for them,

Is usually around her partner in crime,Victor Vance(or another puppets if Victor isn’t available/simply decide an different partner in crime that day.)

Usually can be found Pestering the Others puppets at times.

She an bit of an oddball, often times chattering away with Victor Vance about the newest but yet the oddest Piece of information she finds. An bit clumsy often times getting paint splatter all over her and seems to generally have an good relationship with everyone,Loves to be around all sorts of puppets and their interests,but strangely shows an interest in medicine.

Beside the grumpy Zackary,

(dolly and Zackary can usually been seen to bicker and joke about Their past together,however the cast always seem to miss the whole joke.often times catching an “just like Doll-City huh?” Or an “Whatcha know! Sounds like we need an new Jacket!”)

Some funny facts:

Is an porcelain Doll instead of an normal wooden/felt puppet that is typically use in puppet shows

Along with her Being an porcelain doll,she is an full body doll which is even rarer for said charity puppet show.

While not said or implied by The creator of the show nor her owner,

Dolly is showed to be an physical weak puppet,and easy to break. it is suspicion that she represent Children that can easily fall sick or Prey to Illness or otherwise immunocompromised.

Other then that their isn’t much known about Dolly herself besides the rare mention of her Family or relationships,it is suspicion that Dolly as an family like relationship with Henry, another puppet on the show.

-An delightful Charity Show! (Also known as The delighful Helps! (20XX-20XX). Gotten from the Delightful helps charity and show page.

(Basically an little Newpaper page About each of the puppets/Dolls, the “page” mention is completely fake and set in the Exliza-Universe)

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