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#11
Feb 2 2026 05:01pm
Quote (Methwitch @ Feb 2 2026 12:56pm)
Brothers and sisters of soot and stubbornness,

I am presently cold-forging a pair of gauntlets—an honest struggle of hammer versus steel, will versus wrist tendons. It builds character, yes. But character alone does not melt iron.

Sooner or later, one must graduate from the age of cold restraint and embrace the fire.

So I ask: has anyone here walked the path of the homemade forge?
Charcoal, propane, coal—improvised altars to heat and bad decisions. I’m looking for firsthand experience, not divine revelation.

My end goal is weaponsmithing, which means a forge capable of handling iron and silver without collapsing into either slag or disappointment. I’m not opposed to building rather than buying—provided it doesn’t explode or poison me into becoming a tragic lesson post.

If you have:
- Built a forge yourself
- Learned what not to do the hard way
- Opinions forged in burns, cracked firebrick, or melted dreams

—then speak.




i am jesus. my eyes a like fire. because fire atones for sin. Sin is like yeast. Sin is like an evil spirit. sin is like a 5g mind controlling tehcnology.

Lmk thy savior dwells among men:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory



This post was edited by lodd222 on Feb 2 2026 05:04pm
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#12
Feb 2 2026 05:07pm
Quote (Xistz @ Feb 2 2026 04:57pm)
Xistz had 90% warn
I must not have done it right like methwitch I guess though


Nobody cares
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#13
Feb 2 2026 05:55pm
Quote (KevlarKondom @ Feb 2 2026 04:52pm)
He got 90% warn so hard that he wasn't allowed to post. Something that usually only happens when you get 100%. he had to get himself down to 70 before he could post again. And it takes a bit of effort to get that high warn. It wasn't just by accident.


I understand that. I was just making an observation. It's more than the user that gets punished for the warn. For example, if I wanted to have a public conversation with Methwitch, I would have to wait several minutes between each post. Plus all the stuff I mentioned before
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#14
Feb 3 2026 07:08am
Quote (powwpoww @ 2 Feb 2026 18:07)
Nobody cares


Beat me to it.
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Feb 3 2026 07:23am
Quote (ChaunceyCulpeppa @ Feb 3 2026 07:08am)
Beat me to it.


Seems to be an accumulation of care around here
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Feb 3 2026 07:34am
Quote (powwpoww @ Feb 2 2026 05:07pm)
Nobody cares


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#17
Feb 3 2026 08:35am
Quote (Methwitch @ Feb 2 2026 04:02pm)
I dont think I will


I wouldnt either. Fucking multis amirite
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Feb 3 2026 11:29am
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Feb 3 2026 11:38am
Xerox420 did it
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#20
Feb 3 2026 12:33pm
Quote (Xistz @ Feb 3 2026 11:38am)
Xerox420 did it


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