Jasent

Might be cheaper to just find a different shell than add extra wool or refactory.

I did spark test ( learned that the hard way as usual) and the larger stock does have some carbon but not much, the other is mild. Wish I could find some wi. Will do a snap test on the heavy stock. I don’t quench my tongs so not a huge issue.

Took a walk in the farm scrap yard today and found 2 10’ lengths of flat bar. 5/16x1” and 1/4x3/4 so I split out a set of tong blanks before dinner one boss is a hair long and one jaw is a hair long but should be able to even them out

I can see that being easy

I have watched that video and the header video before it. Thanks for the tips wasnt trying to make any certain type of nail. Just goofing off. Only had about 16” left of my 1/4” round stock so just one peace of stock in the forge. #4 was an oops the turned in to a L head.

Made my first nail header and a few nails. Mistakes were made and fun was had. Should have fired up the charcoal forge as the gasser is not efficient for nails. First seven nails in order from left to right

I can imagine. My charcoal forge has thrown many embers while learning. FWIW my hairdryer on low is too much air in my forge. It’s plumbed with 2” pipe and my grate is just a 1/4” plate with some 3/8’s holes drilled in. Charcoal likes slower air than coal.

It’s not much but I’m excited to have it free Nicholson

I’ve heard the same thing about reloading benches. If it’s clean it’s brand new or the owner died

That will bring a new meaning to forge fleas! Looks great though. I’d agree that’s going to be way too much air

Love the wind chime cgl been thinking about doing that with my feathers.

Thank you for the kind words

I try to resize photos so they aren’t so big. My phone takes huge pics and I try to resize them to less than 1 mb but some times I forget. I’ll try to remember for the future. Ive been working on selling work. Tools are my favorite thing to forge but at some point I need something to cover my fuel, so I’m told

O1

Works well and much more comfortable to hold. Didn’t hold an edge as well as I hoped so I’m making a new one from O1

I’m happy with it. Getting ready to test it

Needed a new top tool for texturing my feathers so I cut 4” of tie rod and used my new h13 punch and drift. Very happy with how those turned out

Some leaf coat hooks for my mom

Made 6 coat hooks for my mom. These are a copy of one I’ve been using for about a year

Mine is 1.5” mild steel I believe. It’s set on a stump since you don’t need to get in close on a striking anvil. It’s not as efficient as my anvil but I sure wouldn’t want to swing the 12lb’er at my anvil

Beautiful hammer Conrad

My first forge was pop and sand long before I found this site. It worked ok but took forever to get to heat. Lasted about 2 months forging almost daily, was also a 20lbs tank. It will spall some and crack and flake. Wish we could get rid of those YouTube videos. I don’t recommend you using the pop forge like I did as it was dangerous with the random spalling, shooting hot flakes of plaster out. Once I figured out how to make the charcoal forge I tossed that pop forge in the trash! Nice part of solid fuel forge is you can control just how much of the material gets hot. With gas forge your heating a larger section and if your bending something to square or loops after a few bends it won’t fit in the forge. I would also recommend the jabod forge for what you need. Least you didnt go with the perlite and sodium silicate forge on you tube. Works great till you get it up to forging temps and then begins to melt. And costs a lot more.

Looks great. Good ol savage.

I love doing fire pokers.

I love doing fire pokers.