I'm very happy with the small forge I've put together, and I'd like to share it with you guys :D
I've made my forge out of this old BBQ : '>
I made some holes and put a pipe trough : '>
Then I drilled the pipe and put a layer of kaowool paper on the walls of the BBQ and around the end of the pipe : '>
I put a second layer of kaowool to use as a "mold of sorts" : '>
Then I poured some castable refractory cement (dukast 3000) : '>
I'm using a bathroom exhaust fan as a blower : '>
After that I got some firebricks which I carved to fit the sides of the BBQ, I put a layer of the castable refractory to protect them on the face inside the forge (they are very soft, and I'd destroy it over time with the poker)
here is the forge with the firebrick already in place: '>
Same thing from below, so we can see the fan : '>
Here's how it's looking inside : %20%C2%A0(you%20can%20see%20the%20dimmer%20I%20installed%20here,%20it%20controls%20the%20speed%20of%20the%20fan)'> (you can see the dimmer I installed here, it controls the speed of the fan)
I left the middle brick in the back movable: %20%C2%A0,in%20case%20I%20need%20to%20heat%20a%20middle%20portion%20of%20a%20long%20stock%20(it%20was%20very%20useful%20when%20I%20made%20my%20hold%20down%20so%20far)'> ,in case I need to heat a middle portion of a long stock (it was very useful when I made my hold down so far)
here is it on work : '>
It's small, it got a tad too narrow (I should've taken 1/2~3/4 inch of each brick on the sides), adn I'm still getting the hang of it (I burn metal all the time), but it seems it will do for a beginner :)