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worsethanrust

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    Front Royal VA.
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    Blacksmith wanna be, woodworking, and the ability to make useful things for myself and friends.

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  1. I was wondering if anyone had tried using dried black walnut hulls for the forge. I tried. It takes a bit of time to get them started since they are so dense. They heat better than charcoal but I haven't put a temp test on them to see what the top end heat is. They might work in a pinch or if someone is just starting out. I grab what the squirrels miss after winter is over. Thanks for your time,
  2. Thank you all for the information. I had never heard of this material before a week ago. Im going to try to make a blank using this material layered with some cut nails used in concrete. The old flat style cut nails. No idea if it will forge weld or not and no ideas yet as to what I'll actually make with it. Just a good reason to play on the forge and learn a little bit even if the lesson is "this material sucks" thank you all!
  3. Hello, I have been dismantling some old electrical transformers from a motorhome. I found out that the "steel" (thin sheets of metal stacked together in and around the wound copper) is actually iron silicone. is there any way to forge such metal to make useful tools or items? It lists on wikipedia as very low carbon. Thank you for your answers.
  4. Thanks Thomas! I am trying to go thru the archives and other threads now so I can answer some of my questions without wasting other peoples time. Some questions I have are seemingly simple but I have to word them better. I was just blown away by all the help I got. It was a great first experience.
  5. Thank you everyone. This is such an awesome site. As a newbie, I was worried about getting ridiculed for my lack of knowledge (this happened on another site I won't name) but you guys have been great. I am looking forward to learning and meeting some of the blacksmiths in my area. I hope someday I can help others as you guys have helped me.
  6. I am in the northern Shenandoah valley. (Front Royal area) I am not a blacksmith though. I am a greenhorn apprentice at best but I would love to meet up and talk. Fort Valley? That's really close. I have a few contacts with local blacksmith's that I will send to you once I dig them up. Have a great day!
  7. Thanks Frosty! I will update that info now.
  8. I really want to thank all of you for comments and tips. All of this really helps a lot! Thomas, they are the the & shaped things. They are really hard to get worked down to a workable shape for me. I really enjoy working with it but it it takes a lot of heat to get it cut into size. I'm using coal that I find on the side of the train tracks and old bins that are not in use any more so I get a wide variety of quality. Thanks again for all the help.
  9. Hello, I am a new member and the name says it all. I'm worse that rust when it comes to my skills in smithing. I have a small forge with hand cranked blower and a decent but not great anvil. I am interested in many projects but I wanted to make some wood working tools first. I would eventual like to make chisels and plane blades but for now, I need a little guidance on making scorp and spoke shave blades. These would be the old style blades that look like a big staple with two sharp points extending through the handle or inserted into a turned handle and the blade would be the center of the staple. Some are curved blades and some straight. So, i am assuming that I would use a type of tool steel. I have some railroad metal that is "supposed to be" 1060 which seems like it would be OK for this. I am red green color blind slightly. What color should I look for when heating a steel with higher carbon content than mild scrap? After forming the piece, would Pig lard be an OK tempering agent? If the metal I start with has been cut by a torch, are there any steps I need to take prior to shaping? I have tried to read all I can but I apologize if my questions are silly. Thank you for your help
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