Northern hot steel

Hello Shaye. I am wondering if you have had much luck with you home smelting. I have uploaded s few pictures of some of the slag I have. I am trying to find a way to separate the copper and other metals  that are in the slag. maybe you have some knowledge that can help me.

I built my own propane forge in about 8 hours of actual work time,including a home made burner. The hardest part was finding a good liner locally.
If you spend some time on YouTube, you can get lots of ideas.
Now that I have had the chance to look through the pages and pages of help,here at IFI.
You can also find ideas here.

Hello Nohone. I am so new to the blacksmith sene, that I don't even have a real anvil yet. I'm using a chunk of old rail track. My tool collection is very basic. An old file, some sand paper, two pairs of old plumbing pliers, a 2 lb hammer and an old ball peen hammer. In fact I wanted to keep my investment cost down, so I built my own propane forge.with a bit of help from a friend and his welder.

Now I've only had my forge up and running a few weeks. So far I built a really bad pair of tongs, 2 ok looking curtain rods for my front windows.
A small bronze knife and a horse shoe to hang on my wall.
Now that my family have herd about what I am doing, my sister in law wants plant hangers for her house,so does my wife. I want to make my wife some garden tools, maybe some shelving brackets. An old style dinner bell would be a good gift for my father in laws farm, maybe even a set of bull horns for my truck.
Well good luck with what ever you build.
I just like to get out and hammer as much as possible.

I gather that when its time for me to try and forge weld.
I should have a pure form of borax on hand.
Thank you for the info, I'll try out some forge welding next week maybe.
If I can up load a few pictures of my first attempt.
Everyone,myself included may get a good laugh.

Ok I'll bite. What's up with borax? I am new to blacksmithing, never tried to forge weld yet.
However from the videos I've seen, I thought I would have to use borax to forgeweld?
I know I probbley sound dumb. But I was raised to believe that there is no such thing as a dumb questions.

Looking for lessons or tips for beginner blacksmith

Geoff is the name. Thompson Manitoba Canada. New to blacksmith sene. So new I don't even have an anvil yet. Made a few knifes and spears as a kid, in my dads work shop. He didn't like that to much. 30 yrs + now with kids of my own. One wants a bronze knife for his Boy Scouts camping trip. So I built a my first propane forge for videos on YouTube. I would like to find a blacksmith here in Manitoba that would give lessons. Maybe I could even get good enough to change a hobbie into a full time job.

Looking for lessons or tips for beginner blacksmith

Hello from the great white north. I'm new to the blacksmith sene. Is there any members Manitoba?

Hello everyone. I'm in northern Manitoba. I'd like to learn more about blacksmithing, once in a while I get a chance to get as far south as Swan.

Hello everyone. I'm in northern Manitoba. I'd like to learn more about blacksmithing, once in a while I get a chance to get as far south as Swan.

New to blacksmith, new to the site. I am looking to talk to some one local. I'm in northern mb. Is there any one local? Maybe a bit further south?