Glenn

You may find the following Blueprints helpful BP0450 Clean Coal BP0131 Coal, Coke, and Rocks

I did some preliminary work on adding a section and can see where the critiques could result in hurt feelings. The section has been put on hold for the present. After spending hours on a project, then hearing someone nit-pick it to death is a tough pill to swallow. Excuses are usually not accepted, because if you knew there was a problem, you should have changed it before it was presented. To have someone point that out to you during a critique can be a devastating blow to their ego, or a valuable learning experience. You can not predict which will occur, too many variables are involved. The critique could be best on a one-to-one basis off line, where it would then be more of a mentor situation.

Rules are simple. ---> If you don't want to know, don't ask. ---> If you want to know, this is a way to find out. The following statement MUST accompany each knife photo posted. If this does not accompany each photo, the entry will be deleted. Any comments received will be kept confidential, so at my request, please critique my knife. (insert your name here) * Photos of your knife must first be posted in the IForgeIron Gallery. Log in to the IForgeIron site. Go to the gallery Click on Upload photos, Click Browse to locate the file on your hard drive, click on that file, and click open. Enter a title Enter a description Enter key words for the search engine to use Click on submit. This resizes the photo and creates a thumbnail for use in the forum. Copy the URL below the photo (Linked Thumbnail), and post that URL in the forum. This keeps the posts small enough for dial up users, and folks can click to enlarge the photo if they are interested. TO use the IForgeIron Gallery: * Please include as much information about the knife as possible, material specs, heat treatment process, finished size etc. To provide the viewer with some idea of your skill level, please indicate your knife making experience: 0-10 knives, 10-25 knives, 25-50 knives, 50-100 knives, 100-200, 200-500, 500+ knives. * The knife must be a knife you made. It must be your work,start to finish. Cyro treatments etc. can be outsourced. * There are to be no critique posts made to the thread. Instead those wishing to give an honest critique of the work shown should click on the author's name, then click send a personal message. All comments will use the personal messenger feature of IForgeIron to keep the comments confidential and to keep your email address out of public view. The post should appear like this: Linked Thumbnail Materials list, heat treatment, size, other specs. Knife making experience x-xx Any comments received will be kept confidential, so at my request, please critique my knife. (insert your name here) If there is no response to your request after a week, make a follow up post stating that you would like a critique of your work. If anyone feels the system is being abused, report it to Glenn immediately along with a copy of the PM. . If anyone has any suggestions on how to make this feature better, contact me. If there is no response after a week, make a follow up post stating that you would like a critique of your work.

Smoke is unburned gas, particulate matter, etc Phosphorus Handling and storage Keep in a tightly closed container, stored in a cool, dry, ventilated area. Protect against physical damage. Isolate from incompatible substances. Protect from light. Avoid dust formation and control ignition sources. Employ grounding, venting and explosion relief provisions in accord with accepted engineering practices in any process capable of generating dust and/or static electricity. Empty only into inert or non-flammable atmosphere. Emptying contents into a non-inert atmosphere where flammable vapors may be present could cause a flash fire or explosion due to electrostatic discharge. Containers of this material may be hazardous when empty since they retain product residues (dust, solids); observe all warnings and precautions listed for the product. Phosphorus Disposal Considerations Whatever cannot be saved for recovery or recycling should be handled as hazardous waste and sent to a RCRA approved waste facility. Processing, use or contamination of this product may change the waste management options. State and local disposal regulations may differ from federal disposal regulations. Dispose of container and unused contents in accordance with federal, state and local requirements.

Go to the top of the forum page and click on User CP Go to edit profile and click on it Go to the bottom of the page and enter your location, state or if outside the USA a country. Click save. Makes things a lot easier to know where you live - in general.

Tallen Go to the top of the forum page and click on User CP Go to edit profile and click on it Go to the bottom of the page and enter your location, state or if outside the USA a country. Click save. Makes things a lot easier to know where you live - in general.

American Bladesmith Society ABS Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

We need to start a thread so others can avoid the same problem. So, how did you get started in knife making?

Take a short test. Type using only one hand. Then close your eyes and tell me what you see.

A quick Google search shows about 116,000 for W8 x 31 beam about 125,000 for W8 x 28 beam about 81,600 for W6 x 16 beam As to the right place, and right price, and fastest delivery, you will need to contact the specific companies that handle that product. A local steel yard may be able to order the beam for you. If not Cole Industries seems to list all 3 beams and is located in California. They are mentioned only because they were first on the search list.

Post photos under "It followed me home"

Go to the opening page of IForgeIron.com and click on Getting Started. Also look at IForgeIron.com > Lessons in Metalworking > Blacksmithing. Do a forum search for TPAAAT. It works.

I have used a different design and I can provide the following warnings, prepare for a flame out re-ignition can have explosive results I would be interested in hearing how well your design works.

Unless Oscar is here to defend himself, we need to move on.

No one in particular is thought of here, so no one get offended. This is one of the more helpful sites on the internet. It is family oriented, visitor friendly, and a place you (anyone) are welcome to call home. It is a comfortable place to visit. This does not mean you can not have disagreements, just reference your opinion with something other than an armchair argument. Show us a URL, some testing procedures and results, show us your efforts to prove the suggestions offered right or wrong. When suggestions are offered, take the time to follow through and try things or research the reference. A new individual to blacksmithing always wants an anvil so asks where can I find one. It is a valid question, and needs a valid answer. This is the reason IForgeIron.com > Getting Started and IForgeIron.com > Lessons in Metalworking > Blacksmithing were created. (The path is used so folks can find the front page of the site and then find the reference without a hot link. Doing things manually makes take the path, as well as see other areas on interest along the way.) There are some good gasser designs and then some other gasser designs. Until you build several different designs and play with each to find the unique characteristics of THAT design you can not choose which is the best (for you). Change one little thing and the whole design can easily be altered (from what others opinions have said) I use coal. Solid fuel is easily obtainable here, is traditional as a blacksmithing fuel and doesn't go boom. My first forge was a brake drum, 2nd a break drum, 3rd a cast iron container (not ever intended to hold fire), next the Original 55 Forge, followed by several forge designs that failed, the Side Blast 55 Forge, next the 55 Forge with a Supercharger, 3 wheel (rim) forges so I could answer posts from experience, next I ran the Supercharged 55 Forge on just wood (not charcoal), made two modified fire pots to the 55 Forge with a Supercharger, and I am working on the next wheel forge design as well as running a charcoal forge (have 100 gallons of charcoal saved up). That is over 13 forges !! Each has it's own personality and heats differently from the others. Throw in 6 different hood designs, and 7 different blowers if you want. I have also used store bought forges but do not currently own one. I use the 55 Forge with the Supercharger as a primary forge. It will do 90% of what I need. The original break drum forge is less that 4 feet away and is fired up any time I need big heat or am using long materials (scrolls etc). My favorite is still the cast iron fire pot forge. Which would I recommend to you? Well now, what are you planning on getting hot, your experience, yada. yada. yada, etc etc and only then can use my experience to make a suggestion as to a forge that MAY work for you in your situation. Back to atmospheric forges. Research the internet. Choose the forge you think best suits your needs. Build one. Use it and learn it's personality. Then build another design and learn it's personality. Then report back with your findings. Look at Garey Fords Gasser BP0182. It is quick to build and should get you started. Garey is in the IForgeIron chat room and I am sure will answer any questions on his design. This should get you one working forge to play with while you take the time to contemplate the next design. Reference IForgeIron.com > Lessons in Metalworking > Blacksmithing IForgeIron.com > Lessons in Metalworking > Blacksmithing > LB0003 Blacksmithing Forges

This has been put at the top of the list so it can be found easily. kba, thanks for the links

To all: The site guidelines state that there will be NO PERSONAL ATTACKS. Please use caution when you post because if it degrades into a personal attack, you will be banned. Discuss the topic all you want, but cite references so the rest of us can read the same information, and learn. To RainsFire: I did a Google search on and got 811,000 for atmospheric burner, and 30,000 for atmospheric burner forge. Many of those pages refer back to Ron Reil Forge Design. When you get your design completed, make a Blueprint and we can add it to the list.

Thanksgiving is over and the rush is on for Christmas. Any ideas what we can make for family and friends this year ??

Hot anvil?? how hot? and is that number C or F

I applied TPAAAT to try to find an anvil in Wisconsin for a fellow. I got two hits first try. If I can find an anvil over 600 miles away, there may be an anvil available where you live.

First place I searched I got the following in Wisconsin * I have some blacksmith tools I would like to trade or sell. I have a forge, anvil, post vice and a fu misc. tools. * I have a fischer anvil I think it is a fischer it doesn't have a name on it but it looks like a fischer. what do you have to trade? This was from the VERY FIRST ATTEMPT to find an anvil in Wisconsin. Anvils are out there !! You have to hunt for them, TPAAAT works (ask Thomas).

Go to the opening page of IForgeIron.com > Getting Started. That section is designed to do just that, get you started both on the site and as a blacksmith. Then click on IForgeIron.com > Lessons in Metalworking > Blacksmithing. That section is an introduction to blacksmithing. Both sections are being updated as time and material allows so check back often. Next go to IForgeIron.com > Blueprints and start with the projects you feel you can accomplish. Blueprint BP0238 Side Blast Forge is most likely the simplest forge you can build. It takes the least amount of tools, little skill, and the least time to complete. Blueprint BP0133 The 55 Forge is another very simple design that takes only a few tools, some skill and only a couple of hours to build. This is similar to the rivet forge design, or the pan forge. Just because it is easy to build does not mean it will not work and work well. Welcome to IForgeIron. If you have questions, just ask.

Why mess with lead hammers when a 2x4 or piece of firewood will do almost as well. And you don't have to worry about OHSA running tests for lead and turning your property (or the rental unit) into a super-fund site. Regional, you can use a piece of leaf spring or angle iron hardie for scoring. You are correct not to ruin a high dollar store bought (or valuable) hardie.

Let us hope that your pulse continues to pulse even if your knocked out. The parent looking out the window only works if the parent DOES look out the window. After a couple of weeks of looking, it starts to be like watching reruns on the TV and they pay less and less attention. Ever try watching a pot of water from the cold spigot being heated to boiling on a stove? Whatever you do to occupy the time, is NOT watching the pot. That includes washing the dirty dishes. Most of the suggestions made on the thread so far must be self-activated to work, or depends on some else being close enough to hear sound. A motion detector that will send out an alert if you are still for a period of time would be a better choice. Anyone know of any such device?