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Dglok1

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  1. Hey guys i am creating my first gas/propane forge and have a few pictures of what i am using and what materials i have and i was hoping for feed back on what to do and if what i have is even adequate. just so you know the cement (left tub)is rated to 2700+ and the mortar (right)is at 2000+ i was planning on lining the bottom with firebrick and using the mortar to seal it so nothing gets inbetween the bricks themselves but the main problem i have is where can i put the burner.
  2. thank you all for your suggestions! i will start with the s hook/ j hook like you stated and then start messing around/ seeing how different methods/metals etc work and the different styles of beginners work to better understand blacksmithing.
  3. thanks, i was going to make my own set of tools as well, every thing i have read has pretty much said that making your own tools will help later on when you start to create more complex items.
  4. First off let me introduce my self to you all, my name is Dillon and i am a brand new prospective blacksmith ( i don't want to call my self one until i have successfully created a piece) in the northeastern/New England area and i have a few questions, i have read pretty much every beginners book i could get my hands on that have to do with the trade its self but i am still a little bewildered about exactly what type of steel to use, i was first thinking that i could/would take a leaf spring, about a 1035, 1040 steel if possible ( which if i remember correctly is about .32-.44 % carbon content), and fold it into roughly the size of a billet could i then work it into a decent size to be able to get a proper axe out of it? or for my first time would it be easier and make more sense for me to just fold it around something and then weld the two sides together? and also, what do i use as a edge?
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