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Leather gloves are okay up to the point where they start to get warm inside from the heat of the fire or hot steel. By the time you, the smith, realize they are getting a little too warm, you plunge...

To help refine the subject matter a bit: anvilfire guru An anvil as described is more likely to break when there is damage present but not necessarily noticed. The author's comment about modern...

The short answer is yes. Spalling is more likely in the cold. It does depend on hardness so the harder the steel the more likely to see cracking chipping etc. Most old blacksmiths recommend...