Patrick F

make a billit out of high carbon steel then open up one side and put a mild steel in for the spine??
i was thinking this might be good because the outer shell of high carbon can keep an edge and the mild steel spine would bend more and what not so it wont break.
also i would do clay heat treating so the spine isnt heat treated as much as the edge.

does it matter what steels you combine?
could you combine stainless with non stainless ?

I already built a fire pit a long time ago. I was wondering if I could dig the ground up put a pipe in and fill the hole back in with mud. then scrap out and form a hole going straight up from where the pipe is on both sides.
for the air flow. let dry and use it?

also what kind acid can you use to bring out the diffrent steels

okay some people are telling me its a special steel thats very strong while other people are telling me it's just a bunch of metals pressed twisted and what not to create patterns.

Hey Patrick,

Like Phil said, Let everyone you meet, know you are looking for an anvil, everyone. There is no such thing as telling too many people. You never know where one might pop up from.
My first anvil was a piece of RR track. My second was a train coupler knuckle. My next was an anvil that was given to me by someone that heard I was looking for one.
Both the RR track and the coupler met my needs and are still in use for certain things. Never overlook a possible anvil just because it doesn't look like an anvil.

Good luck.

Mark<><

wondering what a good beginner anvil. Something not too expensive

What are the basic principles of making a forge?? for coal or wood

hi im patrick. im 16 years old and iv always been fascinated with blacksmithing but i dont know a lot =(
I want to go to college in metallurgy and get a job in that area but always wanted to do blacksmithing as a side hobby and sell the things i make.
my dad work in precision tooling with steel so I only know how to mill operate his machines grind and so on.
I want to know stuff about metallurgy and blacksmithing.
my fav classes are chemistry biology and algebra.
I dont know where to start or how with blacksmithing but i plan on going to college for metallurgy.

also im in USA ohio defiance county