kevin1050

Nice work! You can always work on your draw filing skills if you need to thin them out a little bit.

You can check out Aldo the New Jersey Steel Baron.

If you are ever up in Baltimore give me a ring and I will fire the forge!

Thanks!

Aldo is the man! Great steel with great customer service!

The forge I got off of eBay from CK Forge. It works well for the most part. I did find out that he was using a smaller supply line and when I replaced it with a true 1/4 line the heat went up. Plus I added a coat of Plistix to help with the heat and life of the ins-wool. I think I figured out what to do. I am going to cut out the middle section of the pipe, seal the ends, drill holes, weld on the new pipe nipples, add a ball valve to the new one, and T the supply line. Plus cut out a plug from some spare ins-wool so i don't get the chimney effect from the unused burner. Thanks for the feedback and advice.

They make heated glue pots for use with natural glues. Or you could use a double boiler. Have fun cleaning that pot out!

Made this one for a guy at work. Wrap was done by my friend Stewart. Blade is about 1'' wide by 6.5'' long. Forged out of 5160 with a paracord wrap handle. Left some forge marks on the blade as the guy liked them and wanted some on the blade. This is the second one I have done in this style.

I got some left over ITC from another smith and thought it wouldn't hurt anything if I put it over the Plistix. I have yet to use the forge and will report how it works now the coatings are in.

Not that I can see. No brass. Not sure what they used for the single input of gas. Just wondering what to replace it with?

Hello all, I have a two burner forge that has one input for the gas and no option to use one burner. The set up looks like stone henge with the burners forming the uprights with the supply pipe that crosses the top of both. What I want to do is to be able to switch from using one burner to two. I know it will involve cutting the cross pipe and plugging the new open ends. My question is what do I use for new gas inputs? Mig tips? What size? Drill a hole in the cross pipe and weld in the tip? See picture. Any input would be greatly appreciated, Kevin

I did a layer of ITC over Plistix. But, I put it directly on the inswool. The inswool really sucked up the Plistix and the ITC went on very easy over that. Now I am waiting for everything to dry out so I can fire it up! Plus Wayne is a really nice guy to deal with. He has put up with a couple of my phone calls and his wife is nice to talk to also!

Most of my neighbors do not have an issue when I am on the anvil. Now if I was out there at 2200 hrs it might be different. That's 10 at night for you civilians. I think you will find people stopping by to see what you are doing. Like Thomas says 'use common sense'.

I guess they covered it all up to make it appear more 'old timey'

Looks nice. Keep it up!

Well I got the Redman, kids are out of diapers, everything is do able. Maybe add some bublegum in the mix to hold it all together? lol Thanks guys for the advice!

Are talking about using our own pee or trying to collect from an animal? Cow maybe or horse?

Got it and thanks again for all the advice. When we decide to tackle this project I will post before and after pictures.

Thanks for all the great advice. I think we will be going with straps secured with bolts. Just have to find a place to get grade 8 bolts. What would be better straps on the outside or inside?

Me and my friend are trying to save a firepot from a coal forge. It is broken in two and we need some help on trying to repair it, if it can. Any suggestions?

1/3 inch thick? That is going to be a heavy blade. 1/4 inch starting might be better. Think about weight and how much chopping you will be able to do with a heavy blade.

Very nice piece! I love your work!

This is why I keep band aids at the bench. Sorry it looks like photo did not upload, will try again later

Very nice work!

As a new smith myself, 3 yrs, the best advice I can give is: There is no substitute for hands on learning with someone more experienced. Take classes, ask another local smith if you can work with him. The guild near me does a knife class every year. I attended last year and plan on taking it again. Build your library. The books by Jim Hrisoulas are a great start. Practice, practice, practice. Mastering your basic blacksmithing skills are a must. Ask lots of questions. Join forums to research. I am sure a lot of questions have been already answered here and in other sites. Show your work to other bladesmiths for feedback. Time. It will take time to build your skills up. Don't try and rush it. good Luck and keep at it.