shooter93

Thanks guys, I'm in Central Pa. Frosty and I'll put that in the header. Like I said I may or may not set up a forge in the near future. I'd like to ofcourse but since I own a small construction/cabinet/furniture company I'm not sure I have the time right now. I have done a fair amount of forge welding on a friend's forge as a learning experience mainly, simple projects. I realize that the use of wrought iron and higher carbon steel isn't done anymore much but I was curious what they used long ago and what kind of servicable things they could make with it. I manage to stumble across some obscure old books and letters and it's interesting to read about the old techniques and to two smiths swapping secrets. Thanks again guys, as you can see I don't post much but I've been reading your stuff as a guest for quite awhile. Scott

Hello to everyone, I have a couple of questions primarily out of curiousity. I don't know if I'll set up a forge in the near future or not but I do read a lot about Blacksmithing and have watched a number of them work. It fascinates me so like many other things I learn what I can about it so I thought I'd ask the people here a couple questions. If you were going to pattern weld for something like knife blades and had real wrought iron what steel would you use with it? I realize that now adays it's done using two steels but I was curious about people who now or used to use wrought iron. Also are the custom die or swage makers who can make forge dies for things you might want to make a number of? Thanks for any answers. Scott