fishdaddy
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thanks for the information.
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thats beautiful..
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how do you tell the tempeture of your fire?can i get a temp. gage?and just stick it in the fire?i use coal. thanks..
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i pick up coal and coke on the railroad tracks here i mix it i dont have any experience with anything else and not much with this.but i know it will melt a railroad spike.here is a video of it burning. YouTube - fire for heating steel
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My First Spike Tomahawk
fishdaddy replied to Smokeman's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
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its of my ground forge i built to play around in. YouTube - fire for heating steel
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i'll never look at a piece of iron the same way again..lol
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i put some pics in the gallery.
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i took some pictures.but not sure how yall post them here..
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yes it is..its a small internet isnt it.lol
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i made me a little forge in the ground.and i got a RR spike pounded flat..as soon as i get paid im gonna build a good forge.and an anvil.and hammer.i used a claw hammer and a RR plate.
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yeah like flint.its a little harder to get here.but i run across it now n then.
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im not sure if i spelled it right.but i was wondering if any of you have ever used it.its not like regular coal it dont slab off with an ax it busts like rock.we never liked burning it in our heat stove cause it burned to hot..
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construction and coal mining.
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i think ill try making me one like that but with an electric blower..what size electric blower do you recomend?.
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how does one go about finding iron ore?
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Beginners Anvil -6" Steel Square? 122lbs
fishdaddy replied to Atticka's topic in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels
i have acess to a lot of different steel railroad steel car springs stuff like that. -
this coal is used in power plants i pick it up along the rail road tracks.i picked up about a100 lbs in 20 minutes.i know another place where a couple train cars rolled over and the coke is still laying there.i was gonna try a hair dryer for a blower.
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i live in southern w.va lots of coal and coke here i can pick it up on the rail road tracks ..and thx for the welcome ive never forged anything in my life im just wanting to try it so i got to make a forge.
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i can get all the bitumenus coal i need.i can also get coke.which is best?ive never tried to burn coke.
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ive been watching knife forging videos on youtube.thought i would join here and do some reading and ask a few questions.
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