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Sorry, I don't have any photos of just the frame. It's just 4 pieces of angle iron and two pieces of plate inside- I just laid out the bricks how I wanted them and cut and welded the steel around them, leaving the bricks removable/replaceable.
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It looks like I have a simular forge, without the hood. I'd like to rig one up of some sort, I work outside the garage and have had trouble seeing the color of the steel in the sunlight.
I added a little 10w oil to the open side if the blower (a little too much as it ran down to the ash pot and burned) - now it turns great.
I lined mine with a layer if masonry mix, but as it isn't cast iron it wasn't neccissary. I also use some fire bricks to help get a deeper, contained charcoal fire, (I have a thread going with pictures). I bet the forge will work great, it took me awhile to learn how mine wanted to burn best. Happy forging! -
So, I've been learning how to use my forge, with some trial and error and disappointing heats. I'm using lump charcoal because I am in town and plan on making my own. From what I've read here I needed a deeper fire, but I didn't want to burn a whole bag of charcoal at a time.
So, I got some firebrick and made a firepot with an angle-iron frame:
I've had a chance to use it yesterday and today and feel like it is working out well. I think a big part if it is just learning how to run the fire. Today I made a wall hook, hot chisel and round punch. -
Thanks for the welcome guys
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Hello IFI,
I'm a new smith who has recently taken my first weekend class from David Norrie in Berthoud, CO (I highly recommend these classes). I live just south of Denver in Castle Rock and am also an avid woodturner. I first became interested in blacksmithing when I was a kid, my dad had a blacksmith friend and we used a lot of handmade camp cooking equipment at rendezvous.
I decided to take the class to learn how to make some traditional woodworking tools, and have become very interested in smithing as a craft on its own. Just thought I'd take a minute to introduce myself, I've been enjoying this site for a couple weeks now. Thanks, I look forward to getting involved with the local smithing group too- the Rocky Mountain Smiths. -
It looks like the face is 13.5"
Edit: it looks like the 7/8" hardy hole supports the 100lb size as well, according to http://www.anvilfire.com/21centbs/anvils/hardy_holes.php
Thanks for all the help researching the anvil, I like to think about everything this one could have been through. It came to me through my father-in-law who was also a great inspiration. All this motivates me to take more classes and learn to forge! -
So, it is 21.5" long from tip to tail, 9" tall. The base is 7" wide and 8" long. The face is about 3 & 1/4" wide. I believe the hardy hole is 7/8".
The only number I can see in the side appears to be a zero, which is far enough to the right that it may be the last of three numbers, 100? -
I mixed it in a wheelbarrow with just enough water to keep it together and then packed it into the forge by hand and pressed it down with a piece of scrap. The grate above the blower was about 1/4" above the surrounding steel and I just put in a layer thick enough to level that out.
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Great discussion. I'm always dissapointed when an item needs to be non-functional or decorative in order to be considered art. But then again I consider my Gränsfors Bruks axe a work of art.
Does anyone here prefer the term "ironsmith"? -
I like that I'll be able to look at them before I buy. They seem to be popular with farriers. I'll go take a look at them in the next few days.
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I'm new to smithing and need a hammer (something between the 1 lb ball peen and 4 lb small sledge I have now). There is a local farrier supply that carries a 2 lb Bellota cross peen. I used a similair weight cross peen in my recent class. I was wondering if anyone has an opinion on the brand?
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Great shop, I like everything about it and would live to have one just like it!
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Well, I fired up the forge for the first time this weekend. I've been running it on lump charcoal. Yesterday I was having trouble getting it hot enough, but today I made a small fire pot out of angle iron to contain the coals. That helped, but I think I am going to get some firebricks and make a taller, more contained forge/oven area above the blower. I'm getting it working though, I made this fireplace fork today (with torch welds).
A little rough, but it will work for what we need. -
Good to know, thanks for the advice. At least it will be easy to remove the thin cement lining if I need to.
I am looking at joining the local blacksmith club, I'll have to find one that has meetings coming up. I live south of Denver and it looks like there is a group called the Rocky Mountain Smiths. -
Thanks Fatfudd! I'll get those measurement soon. It's exciting to be putting the anvil back into use 100 years after it was made!
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Ok, thanks for the info- sounds like it won't hurt anything.
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So, I have a round Buffalo Forge that I want to fire up, but I was reading about how they can crack and many people recommend coating them. So after looking through different mixes I decided to use the masonry mix we had on hand. Here are some pictures of the process:
The forge after I brushed it out:
The bag of Mason Mix:
Starting to pack it in:
The finished product:
After that I left it in the garage to cure. Hopefully this will help extend the forge's life as it will be the one I use everytime. -
First of all, I have to say I am extremely grateful for this site and also some of the other blacksmithing sites on the Internet. As a new smith I have found a wealth of information here. It must have been hard back in the day when they didn't have access to information like this, (without knowing someone).
Anyway, I am moving ahead with my small smithing setup. I am very lucky to have access to a few pieces of old equipment. An anvil, a forge and a hammer. The forge is a round Buffalo Forge that's been in the barn for years. Tonight I started on track with getting it up and running. More to come... -
Thanks for the info wolverine. The anvil has a great rebound and sound when I tap it with a hammer. I can't wait to put it to use!
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I've recently taken my first weekend course and am very excited about blacksmithing, (it seems to be about all i can think about) and I'm lucky enough to have access to some old equipment. I really enjoy learning about the history of tools and want to research our anvil. It is marked "Arm and Hammer - Wrought Iron" (see picture below). From what I've read these were made in Columbus, OH and I'm wondering if anyone can lookup the manufacture date by the serial number? I think this should be in the Postman book "Anvils in America".
The serial number looks like 17504. I'm not sure on the weight, I need to weigh it with the log (don't want to remove it) and see- it is smaller than the ones we were using in class though, maybe under 100 lbs.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Improvements to a small rivet forge?
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That looks great!