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very nice. it looks like a big tomahawk, altho i'm not sure of the scale in the pix. if you needed a friend, why didn't you just axe? hahaaaaaa. i kill me.

that is a sweet little hatchet and that was a great opportunity for you. Can you estimate what size material you started with? thx Mike

with that twist it looks like it's set up for a lefty. if you are right-handed, maybe twist it the other way? otherwise..I like it.

Hey Jeff I really like your sketches. I'm in the south so the half indoor/half outdoor setup works for me. Double swing or rolling doors works well i think. I'd minimize the posts out front to enable access for lawn equipment, larger stuff. i like the top vent windows, but for simplicity i might just have a peak with ridge vent. and add windows, delete doors as others have said. I hope you get to build it. Post up some pix!

I was going down the road of building an atmospheric burner, but Jymm has talked (typed) me into trying a blown burner first. As a first iteration i will use a hair dryer. which raises the question: is there any significant advantage to using the heat+blower vs blower alone? seems like a no brainer that heat+blower would be better, but it might be insignificant. I plan to try it both ways. thx Mike

meficit, i really like that helmet. and jim coke please tell me how to make a twist that's flat on the bottom and fully formed on the top? hitting it with a wood mallet? thx mike

that is a cute little adze. pardon my ignorance but do you use it alone or with a mallet on the back of the head?

i like it. if i had lived in that era i would have chosen a hammer, or axe, not a sword . maybe one in each hand!

this is on my wish list. have you set a selling price? thx mike

this post was deleted once,, by accident i suppose. Rich, yes I agree 100%. I'm thinking this approach is a cheap way to get a proven design, or at least near to it. If the sawn off burner doesn't work, i can always plug the nozzle into a "standard" pipe and fitting type burner I think. Worst case, i get a cheap regulator/hose/nozzle assembly and forge stand!

Hey FarmHand, what oxy-propane setup do you have and how do you like it? i saw a demo using it for heating/bendingforming and was pretty impressed, so i'm leaning that way. thx Mike

also a newbie, also thinking turkey fryer forge burner. You guys must be brilliant! So here's the pluses as i see it: cheap, comes with a regulator, needle valve, hose, fittings, and sort-of burner. it also typically puts out 200K+ BTU/hr, which is in the same range as other burners sold commercially for forges. pot stand makes a good forge stand! Also has the air control as already noted, so you have fuel and air control. cons: regulator is not adjustable, cheap, but apparently flows enough gas based on the BTU numbers. , burner is not what i want, but i think i can cut off the "shower-head" part and keep the tubular portion , maybe add on a flare to the end and Voila! it's too easy, right? what am i missing? I have some lightweight firebricks and "kiln shelf" for the floor on order from Sheffield Pottery so i'm looking forward to trying this out.. http://www.sheffield-pottery.com/SOFT-BRICKS-Insulating-Firebrick-s/372.htm planning a brick stack forge like LarryZoeller has on his web site. http://www.zoellerforge.com/firebrickforge.html safety question...since there's no thermocouple safety valve, is this an outside-only setup? i don't want to burn my house down, it migh xxxxx off the wife. thanks for the help.