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I don't relly know much about steel types because I've only used farm scrap off of old plows.

Mr. Caffrey, what does Rc stand for?

For sake of accuracy, the steel needs to be tenacious and resistant to rust as possible. My goal is to make this into a gutting/dressing/skinning knife.

from automobile?

I am planning to make a hunting knife that can take a beating. I need to know what type of steel I should use for the blade. It needs to be very hard, but not brittle. Advice is welcome.

Does coke burn as fast as charcoal?

Ouch mike! 30$ for 50#! I'd call that price gouging. And chaos it makes perfect sense. Thank you both.

how big are the bags in #s?

Reason for asking is that I have found 2 sources, 1 in Georgetown, the other in Rockland, and the one in Georgetown only sells coke, but is 30 minutes closer.

Whats ya'lls opinion on coal vs. coke?

Whitebear, I'm in San Angelo, so houston isn't really an option for me yet, but thanks for the idea.

Pictures of my new coal forge that I built. Unfortunately,my coal hasn't come in yet:mad:, so im using hardwood charcoal from LOWES, and it's working well enough.

Im trying to get ideas for pieces for a craft show in November. I have a few I could make from anvilfire.com's iforge, but I need more. Help?

great ideas guys. thanks.

Two more pieces:

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my foot is size 15 mens

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from point to point the blade is 10 inches wide

these are a few of my pieces. please judge them and tell me what you think my skill level is.

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this is a chipping hammer i made from rebar

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a fishing spear with a pine shaft that i stained myself

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an unfinished bowie knife

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not quite finished grilling fork thing that i'm making for my mom

Thanks for the link. I love it and already have 3 projects in mind. But now to the point:
I am using a piece of railroad track as an anvil with the bottom facing up and welded pieces of square channel iron on the ends to hold it up. It works great, but I need a hardy hole. Any ideas on how to modify my anvil?

Pictures if you need them:

nice saying, Glenn. that's very true because today i rigged a propane pear burner to act as a forge while im waiting for a shipment of coal.:D

Ok, heres the deal: I'm new to this site and am a mediocre blacksmith on a 15 year old's budget and need some plans, tips, pointers, advice and all the help that I can get. Iv'e made a few sword's, knives, and a few of my own tools, such as a welder's chipping hammer, but they're all crude. my friend and I are really getting into this and need schematics to guide us. Thanks for reading and I hope I haven't wasted your time.Please post.:)