TheLaughingMan

One of the least expensive and easiest forges to build is the now famous '55 Forge' made from scrap pipes and an old 55 gallon oil drum.
Since the forum has been recently redone, I can't find the blueprints at the moment, so hopefully someone will post the link.

Another cheap and easy option is a wooden box full of dirt, you can pipe in air from the sides and wet-pack a fire pot out of the mud where the pipe blows out.

You can get a bag of kitty litter, which is made of clay, mix with water and cover the bottom of a trash can lid, or washing machine door. once again, make a bowl-like depression in the middle where the air comes out, and cover it with some kind of grate (a piece of 3/8" steel with a bunch of 1/4" holes drilled in it works well)

If all else fails.....there's always a hole in the ground.

I'm sure others will chime in with more suggestions, but hopefully my post has gotten your brain working in the right direction

take care

Iain

Hey everyone! I am new to this craft but have always admired it and really want to try my hand at it. I want to build a good size forge for knife making but I have no idea the dimentions or even what kind of materials I should use. Sadly I don't even know the correct way to build the thing but I am really willing to learn. Please leave any info or point me in a direction.

Hello all! I'm new to the whole artcarft of blacksmithing and all but recently i have found myself interested in making my own knives. I have absolutely no idea what it is that I am doing so any and all information would be helpful. Right now my main focus is building a forge im not made of money so nothing too flashy. I've read a bit about them but have never seen step by step instruction maybe someone can point me in that direction.