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#PhotoOfTheDay is of one of my early railroad spike twists (fedia.io)
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A hot railroad spike in a small mechanic's bench vise has been twisted, resulting in forge scale breaking off from the surface.
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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

@croyle@wandering.shop I also like the scale that forms when smithing. Somehow feels like it’s been wrung out like a flannel, which 100% shouldn’t be possible with a solid.

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