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where is the best place to get a good piece to work with? I know there are different grades of iron and steel, some harder than others; do u think it would be a good idea to start with a softer metal, or a specific type that is particularly malleable...if such a metal exists

wow, pretty cool stuff...how long did that take you?

the piece was probably about 3 feet long, and the area that i had yellow hot was probably like a foot...maybe a tad less, so, i had pretty much leverage if that is what you are thinking about as far as the bending part goes

i was using a 3 lb hammer, and the piece i was using was actually just an old piece of rebar that i found layin around

i am trying to get into blacksmithing, and tried it for the first time the other day with what little tools i have. Anyway, i had a 1/2" thick steel billet that i was messing around with, but when i had it yellow hot, it was not as easy to be bent/etc as i think it should be...i'm i just not getting it hot enough?...wrong type of metal?....am i simply not hitting the metal hard enough?
i would appreciate any advice
thanks