FieryFurnace

I can't help with gas forge questions, but welcome to the site!

I would like to know where to get some tongs from. I was wanting to get a couple of those tongs that hold several different kinds of steel. (Aligator tongs maybe?) I want to get a one or two pair. Anyway if someone knows a good place to get those from let me know! Thanks!

Santa makes exceptions when he gets to naughty blacksmiths! You get like a bucket of water in your forge instead of coal in your stocking!!!
And yes, I am a blacksmithaholic! Anyone ever wanted to rob the steel supply warehouse? (I am kidding!) Or stop on the side (Actually in the middle of a two lane) road to see if something was a piece of steel?

Here is a picture of the forge I use now! Notice the air piping under the fire pot.

Not a good close up but that's all I have. The tube is the deminsions I named earlier. The ash dump is bolted on to the piping by means of a small piece welded on the tube. You can see the handle for opening and closing the dump on this side of the tube in the picture. A piece of tubing the same size as the one going up & down is welded to the side. Conected to that is a piece of tractor trailor exaust tube and finally the rubber plumbing pipe connects it to the blower. (Very authentic to my 1860 impersonation!!! Matches my hammer too!!!) Kinda pieced together I know, but it doesn't leak ANY air. Anyway, that's one example of what it's can look like!

I ain't a pro but 2" sounds small. Both my forges have 3 1/2 to 4 inch pipe. It's called a tuyere but I am not sure if that's how you spell it!:confused:
The size pipe depends on the blower you use. I like my pipe to be about as big around as the mouth on the blower so it will be easy to hook up. That way you don't have to worry about reducing/increasing pipe sizes. A good connection from the blower to the air pipe is big rubber pipe, found in plumbing in Lowes/Home Depo. It's what I use! Tire tube with clamps work good too. I'm sure some other guys on here can give you better info than I, and maybe even some pixs!

I've gotten some from Buster too! That's the only on I know of from when we lived down thataway! It burns good.

looks great...uknow! For a gasser!
Have fun!:D

My first forge was a break drum mounted on steel tube legs! My current forge is an old forge pan with a new firepot that's too deep. Now it has clay, fire brick, and stuck on clinkers for a lining. The next forge will be built of 1/2 of a bush hog deck with a homemade firepot in the middle! I also have one of those plow discs (or something similar) that I might eventually build one out of!
To an imaginative person the possibilties are limitless. Like my sisters pocket book would make a good one. Course it would be too big to cart around so it'd have to be a stationary forge!!!:D

Good luck on the fork! I've done only two; the first wasn't presentable and the second I sold for $35.00. Point? It's not that hard, but it'll take a time or two. Like I said, good luck!

Gas forge? Oh man!
Anyway welcome to ifi!

I ALWAYS use my right hand to hammer with! I've never tried my left. If I did I'd probably end up with a broken knee cap! Tongs=left
Hammer=right

What's super quench? And you've already been a help to someone by simply posting the thread! It's a question I was wondering about too! :)

Dave,
When you going to invite me for Dinner?? I live closer than the other guys!!!

Dave? Can I come for supper?
Finnr

I'm 30-40 minutes away...but you already know that! LOL

That's a chicken pizza! Broclie, cheese, chicken, tomato, etc! Made from scratch with a freshly ground, wheat crust!

I recently found out that I had a gallery on IFI. Some how a bunch of pixs from other stuff had got on there. (I never put them there) Anyway my gallery has been edited and is now ready for your veiwing pleasure!

FieryFurnaceForge Gallery - Blacksmith Photo Gallery

I'm not a full time smith as I am only 16! However that is my goal. I do quite well at craft fairs and CW reenactments; Usually making enough to cover gas, coal, steel and have a little to put aside for myself. If I had a larger set of products I am pretty sure I would do much better! I would sugest starting there!

Hello "wannabesmith". I'm 16 years old. I've been smithing for 2 years and I've only made 2 knives (pretty crummy ones) and I have never made a sword. Like everybody else said start with the fire set. Make j hooks and good luck.

Welcome! If you have a radio station in your town that does a buy/sell program then start there. The forge/blower I use now came off one of those radio stations.

I make mine out of 3/8ths round or square. I start with 36 inches and end with about 30 inches of poker!

I used a brake drum for over a year. First, cutting a notch in the side is a must! I wouldn't consider using one if it didn't have a notch. My brake drum forge worked great for the time I had it and it is still useable! Sounds like you got a pretty hefty drum too. Mine was about 4" deep and 11" across. I'd wet the coal around the edges of yours to keep it from burning too much fuel! I could very well be wrong but if the drum is 8" deep I'd cut at least a 3" notch! Just play around until you find YOUR happy spot! Good luck!

I recently moved from Griffin Ga. I think you made a great deal. If you like reenactments there is a real good one on the first weekend of Nov. in Love Joy, Ga. Around 800 reenactors! May I ask the name of the gentleman you are taking lessons from?

Oh WOW! That's the same shape as mine! :D

Wildcat went good. Mom hasn't figured the actual profit amount, but I think I made quite a bit. Also came away with a few special orders. Another smith showed himself, and admediately began criticising my methods using VERY repulsive language repetitavely. I simply ignored him and he eventually walked away. While I want criticism of my methods and work I would like it in a more gentlemanly manner! I was in the midle of a demo when he thus enterupted me, and I was so taken back by his repulsive manners that I was for a moment speechless, and not as talkitive for the rest of the demo!
The battles were great. On Friday we had a skirmash for the kids. I played blue and a friend of mine shot me in the leg and then in the arm. I hobbled over to where he fell and clubbed him with my musket before finally collapsing! Saturday I played grey and took a mortal hit right at the end of the fight. After the battle I faked a leg wound for spectators around the hospital tent. After I was "healed" I did some more demo's, loaded everything up, and then went to the ball. The barn was real small and the musicians, well they couldn't keep time to say the least.
Anyway, as far as the battles and demo's go it was a pretty good event.
That's it for this year, and I started looking up events for next year.
Hopefully I'll have a demo trailer then!