DragonEagle

But then it will go in the SACK

it was also something valuable. hense my choice of the "hofi hammers" hehe check the rythm. not complaining or arguing. the point of this thread is to be creative, but you opened it for discusion so I'm discussing :D

I don't want to go on the CART

On the fourth day of christmas, my true love gave to me four hardy tools
On the fifth day of christmas, my true love gave to me Five Hofi Hammers

From Project Guttenberg

THE
WORKING OF STEEL ANNEALING, HEAT TREATING AND HARDENING OF CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL

9 Forges flaming

Park something I can never do in L.A.

Could just stand around and Loaf

As long as you don't get lost ine the Foam

Card

-Allen

That is just plain stunning!

if you can't find a n existing plan, let me know what dimensions you want and I'll draw something up for the actual table and drawer.

pssst news flash. japanese blades are mix tempered. the quality of japenese steel in that day was very difficult to control which is why they are folded the way they are, to make the carbon content consistant throughout the blade.

yes he has drawn it up. look towards the bottom of the page

Look here http://www.backyardmetalcasting.com/oilburners10.html there's a plan on the page. I haven't actually built one yet, but they guy claims it can melt steel. I suppose you would build a forge around it the same way you would build a gas forge.

Bide

-Allen

Lake

-Allen

Rice

-Allen

I'm no expert on the subject, but my name puts a blacksmith/bladesmith in the line somewhere.

-E. Allen Soard

Vise

-Allen

Past

just to keep it going

tart

-Allen

haven't looked around for a source yet, but brass melts at around 1800 deg F. WARNING: brass is a copper/zinc alloy. nasty fumes! if you are going to risk doing this drink plenty of milk both before and after. also try to keep a lid on the crucible to hold the zinc in or you're going to be poring copper. people have cast brass in plaster so that shouldn't be a problem, just make sure that your mold is bone dry. Lost wax would be best.

Should probably mention that the pattern wasn't my own. I bought Jim Furgason's pattern E-Book, and I'm going through it one blade at a time. when I'm comfortable with that I'll try to design some of my own.

About 200 miles east of you in ridgecrest. just getting started myself tho