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Got the new forge in the shop and fired last week. Atlas 100K burner seems plenty hot and well built. This is a step down in forge size. More usable heat and efficient.

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Hi Artem, I have a half dozen books but this one has the most detailed content (mostly pictures) on all forms and sorts of chisel work bending and joinery. https://www.abebooks.com/9783803050403/Werk-Werkzeug-Kunstschmieds-Smithys-Craft-3803050405/plp

The word 'better' is trouble. 'Better' depends.. There's a connection to forming metal by hand that doesn't exist within the mathematics of programming and engineering a cad item. But we can't judge someone else's thrill I guess. Standing at an anvil or flypress deciding where, when and how to apply pressure to this piece of metal to make it change into something I'm dreaming of is good for my spirit and soul. It's good for my brain. I don't know if i could say that if a computer was doing it all. I imagine it would feel a little empty and boring.

Finished up a rolling cart and applied the final coat of mizzou on a new forge. Bringing it home to sit by the wood stove for a bit before the final ITC-100 (plistix900 next time). This is my interpretation of Dave Hammer's 'Super C' forge. Open on the ends, but also on the side when needed for awkward shapes. Will be trying an Atlas burner when everything's finished.

That's amazing. Seems like a good price for a unique piece.. I've never seen a hand crank blower set-up as a side blast, super cool.