Rob Browne

Bugger!! It always happens when you are in a hurry.

Love that story :)

I would say, just clean it, lube it and put it back together and you are away. Spend more time forging and less time trying to find where that left over bit really goes.

Cheers

Joe, Your work is going ahead in leaps and bounds. Really enjoyed the film, especially how you made it into a bit of a story with the bike ride, etc.

Cheers

Is a cool wet Christmas. Too hot and dry here these days.

Merry Christmas everyone.

I get around it by working outside or in a tin shed down the back. If the shed burns its not a real loss and its not anywhere near the house.

Looks like there is going to be PLENTY of heat in that little baby!

Great set up. Better than my leanto.

BTW thanks for the great shots of the water cooled tyuere :)

A plow disc is what my forge is based on although I took the easy way out and lined it with simple mortar. Easy to find and use. Made the tyuere out of a couple of bits of reobar.

Yep, slap up a leanto on your existing shed that covers your current working area. As time and money allows clad the sides BUT try to put a chimney on the forge at the same time as the leanto to keep your air clean.

Not that I have too much experience with gassers but the ones I have used have the ends open. It is much easier to set up your insulation and coat it and it is much more flexible in configuration for different jobs.

I would say that at least one end has to have a hinged door otherwise you will regret it later.

Tim,

That is quite a haul you have there :)

How do I heat? Open the door :D

Looks like a big display butchers knife. Would make a great scrub cutter :)

As all the others have said, "Really good work".

Was that the first horse head you have tried? If so, its very impressive.

Cheers

Joe,

Do a bit of reading on industrial deafness. Be very careful of your ears, like your eyes they are the only pair you get.

Earplugs are very useful like safety glasses in this game.

Cheers

BTW. I have really enjoyed all your vids :)

If atmospheric conditions make any difference it would have to be affecting the fire surely. Once the metal is heated past water boiling temperature the water would become insignificant as it would just vapourise off and to start with there is not much.

As for the fire rainy weather could make a difference but remember, we often wet our coal before using it anyway. As for gassers it could change the air fuel mix a bit and for getting the temperatures necessary for welding this could be critical if your burner is only just big enough to start with.

I wonder if during hot, humid weather we are just a bit too quick to get away from the heat and just pull the job out a second or two earlier than we normally would as its not very comfy near a hot forge any time let alone with high humidity.

Now balance these ideas with all the electrons used in their creation :)

OB, welcome to IFI and the buggerin steel family in general.

The others have beaten me to all the advice about knife makin as a starter but give it a go and see where it ends up. We want pictures.

As for gettin coal, I live near Lithgow, reckon I can get coal easily? Not on your nelly, had to talk my way into Clarence but when I did it was a supermarket.

As for the anvil, just stick a length of rail into the ground so its end on and its a great starter. I know lots of people who never "progress" past that and are far better than me at workin steel. Another bit to toss arund is good as well. Don't get too hung up on the anvil bit.

As a starter project how about whippin up a couple of sets of tongs? They take most of the skills you will use in knives and make makin/holdin the knives much safer.

BTW How about goin into the Ozz Roll call thread in the Everything Else forum and addin your name. We like to feel special with all these blokes form the north lands

Keep us posted and keep askin questions.

For any coal lovers out there I get mine by the trailer load from Clarence Colliery near Bell. Its good and burns down to a fairly clean ash. If you need names and phone numbers PM me please.

Its a beauty! Talk about a serious air supply.

Amazing work. Its the only way to describe it.

As for your location. Cheers from hot, sunny Sydney, very different to your location.

That was a brilliant film, especially for someone who has never seen a sled like that before. In the end the crack didn't matter at all but it caught my eye as well.

Forging in a yurt!

It would have been an interesting experience if you had touched one of the powerlines on the way home with that setup :o

Nice hammer. I'm jealous.....................

No help on the hammer build BUT what a lucky 11 year old! Mine gets to strike for me and crank when I can catch him.

If he keeps going I would love to see some of his work when he is 20.