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Welcome to the Franklin Furnace Blog!

Welcome to Franklin Furnace's new blog.

Note that our site is www.blogspot.com/franklinfurnacearchive and not www.blogspot.com/franklinfurnace. That blog was a test blog and this blog is the legitimate one.

Keep coming back for updates and goingson. If you are an artist with a blogspot, make sure to follow us to keep in tune with what we do at Franklin Furnace and how we can help you!

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