So I am completely new to blacksmithing and am really anxious to get started. I am trying to get in for as cheap/free as possible.
In our backyard is a brick fireplace and on either side there is a storage area for wood also made of brick. I have a iron pipe (soon to have holes drilled and blower attached) sat in a v of bricks. I know that regular bricks can't handle smithing temps so I've done some research and have seen some of these soup can forges that use a 50/50 mix of sand and plaster. So I plan to make that mixture and make a layer covering the brick.
I would appreciate any advice or suggestions.
