MrDarkNebulah

Ok i understand a lot better now. thank you FC

Im sorry but i don't see how this is used. I just can't visualize it, most likely because I've only sharpened one or two knives. How is it used?

Thats a pretty nice looking forge. I also wanted to limit my fuel area size, so my solution was just two peices of steel plate to make kinf of a trench, and it worked out nicely. I also am using tractor supply coal, and I am also getting alot of clinkers. I don't know if I'm getting more than normal or not, because I've never really forged with coal, but it seems like there are a lot of clinkers. Heres a picture of my forge set up with the plates.

This reply is broken for me, I cant see the pictures. Is this just me, or do other people have this bug? Is there anyway to fix it?

Sorry TP. I am completely aware I don't know much, I meant to add that to my post. I was just trying to pass on what I had heard, and what I heard was people don't neccesarilly like vulcans, especially at that price. I'm sorry for any confusion.

I believe vulcan is cast iron, so you would want to pass on that one.And the other one seems very expensive at over $6 a pound. My best advice for you is to wait a bit for a better deal to come up. Also, you should put your location on your profile so we know where you are looking. That will allow us all to best recommend things for you.

You guys were right, a bit of experience really helps. I went out and forged a couple days ago, and now that i know what I'm looking for, was able to find the clinkers and pull them out. thanks for the help.

3rd time the reply disappeared. Im too frustrated to retype it right now. Ill be back though...

Yea doc those pics were from a bit ago, I have since moved the flammable scrap away. And, i even brought out a fire extinguisher. Safety first

When i first started out a used a big hunk of cyllindrical steel. It served it's purpose very well. Not only could it work very well to hit on the face, but i could turn it on its side and i had a cyllindrical part to use as a bottom fuller.

Forging Carver its definitely not a Fisher. It rings pretty loud. I posted here before asking for an ID because there is nothing to identify and people said it looked like a Peter Wright. So for the chain is it just looselywrapped around Its base? How do you guys keep it from falling off?

SO how exactly do i tell they are there? and how do i get rid of them without turning it all off and waiting for the coal to cool to pick them out? I know its been said before, and I've looked at it, but i still don't reallly understand. Is it just something that you have to learn from experience?

Hey JJordan, nice tongs! What a coincidence, my initials are JJordan as well. Forging Carver I had the same issue with my old forge. I couldn't do long peices because I didnt have a table. But I made a very simple forge that you can just put a brake drum in the middle, And it has been wroking very well so far. I still need to make it a bit sturdier, but it is working well so far. Its just two pieces of steel plate with a semi circle cut on both ends, connecting by a curved piece of pipe so a brake drum fits between. I also cut into the brake drum so you can fit longer stock in. On the sides are two more peices of steel plate that make the size of the area you need to put fuel more contained.

Hello everyone. Ive accomplished the two hardest parts of setting up an anvil, Ive got the anvil, and Ive got something to put it on. kinda interesting story about how we got the stump (pretty much about people being nice). So now what do I do? I have seen alot of different things people do to their anvils, from wrapping chains around to putting magnets on to putting nails around the bottom edge. How do I secure it well? What are the chains and magnets for? What would you guys do next? Thanks for the help.

Hello everyone. Im looking for some help as a complete newbie here. Are these clinkers? They seem to be exactly what you guys are describing. Im just startin gwith coal now, (before i burnt wood or charcoal), and this is what happened after my first day. How can i avoid these? how can i deal with them? All help is appreciated. I had like 10 onese this size, and a bunch of little ones left. Are they a problem when they are this little, V V V?

Job shadowing is pretty much I go and watch how you work and ask a few questions about the whole career part of it. It's what my school is doing to help us get ready for the "Real World"

The issue I have is that the next meeting for New England Blacksmiths isn't until spring, and the job shadowing is end of February. So i was hoping I could find something here or at least something to help it.

Hello Everyone. I'm 16 and a Junior in highschool. I know alot of you guys recommend watching or maybe helping out an older and more experienced smith to help jumpstart yourself, and I would love to do that. It also happens that my school is having a Job Shadow things goin on for us juniors, so I'm thinking I might be able to kill two birds with one stone. So my question is, is there anyone around me (Roxbury, Connecticut, it's a small town in litchfield county) that would be willing to let me visit and maybe learn a few things, or is there anyone who would know someone or point me to the right track to find someone? I'm also planning on checking in with the New England Blacksmith's as well. Thank you all for the help in advance.

If you can find a way to mount it and make it stand up sturdy it could make a decent work table top

Did you use an oven to do the heating? I know I read somewhere on this site you can use one to get a more even colouring. Does that work? If so or if not, how did you get it?

These have been really helpful. Great Job with the Videos. I made a fire rake using your video and it was a big help.

Yes it would work allright as an anvil. I've seen many of the well seasoned veterans suggest fork lift tines as anvils. Pretty much, if you hit hot metal on it, It's an anvil. Good luck with starting out! and welcome to the forums!

HEy guys. At 16 i dont have nearly the same time limit as you do, nor the wisdom and skill, but i have to say the tools my dad is handing down to me are some of the most treasured I have. It's important to keep this great community going, and share your knowledge and skill. That the whole point of this site after all.

I don't know much either, but i know that colours show the temper, so i tempered the part that makes the tab to blue. I think thats how it goes, correct me if im wrong. Ok thanks frosty. Yea i made sure to brush it off every couple heats, but i need to get better at it.Thanks for the clarification.

Yea i made sure to anneal and then temper the struck end as well. Wanted to make sure to do taht after hearing some of the other guys talk about hammers shattering when being hardened and hitting them.