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Black Bear Forge | Thoughts on Traditional Blacksmithing @BlackBearForge | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
In blacksmithing the word tradition often gets confused with historical recreation. While everyone will view the term differently, in my opinion traditional blacksmithing includes a long history of techniques spanning thousands of years ans is not limited to one specific point in the history of blacksmithing.

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