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17 minutes ago, Steve Sells said:

not a good  nor legal Idea. the RR will prosecute if they catch you

Yes I learned that after the fact. There was a large chunk of rr track I wanted so I emailed the rr company. And they informed me of the law. Spikes found were off rr property so I was allowed to keep them

Thanks. I need a different approach

The spikes I found at the tracks by the house. Practice and heating them to test a forge is about all. 

Awesome Frosty! Thank you such much for that. I will cool my jets a bit. I'm glad I came here. I'm located in NE Wisconsin if anybody's around I would love to meet and learn

So if you were me how me, how would you proceed from here Iron Dwarf? Am I on the completely wrong path right now?

I understand. I have thick skin and I take criticism well. This is just early ideas trying to make a forge on a budget. 

On 9/5/2017 at 1:19 PM, ThomasPowers said:

Looks to be a real fuel hog and will run through enough propane to pay for a more insulative refractory in a short amount of time.

Just based on a few videos I have seen online. Space is limited where I am but I don't want that to limit my ability to make a knife, very green to this craft

Hello, new here. Just joined. Need advice building a forge. This is what I have so far. (Pics below) 

limited knowledge but gotta start somewhere. Just insterested in knife making for now. Debating where to utilize this chimney flue for added heat barrier. Or just go with the brick and angle iron for support. No welder... yet. Plan on using propane as my heat source. Any advice or tell me I'm all wrong... I'm ok with that too. 

Thanks