Mr. Pushups

Nice Forge!!

2 hours ago, ThomasPowers said:

If I did traditional woodworking I'd definitely have one---or more!  Since I do general blacksmithing I don't have enough room in the shop for all my metalworking tools!

 Yes i know what you mean about not having enough space. I dont even have a shop so I do all of my smithing outside

Does anyone still use shaving horses? I recently built one and found it to be very useful. Just curious.

Thanks

Mr. P.

 I am curios if anyone makes their own tool handles especially for hammers, hatchets, axes, etc. If so I am interested in knowing what tools you used to make them and if the are particularly interesting styles possible pictures.

thanks

Mr. P.

Heard this from a fellow smith.

Many men go to Hell for hammering black steel

Yes. Thank you I did look at both of the links and they were very helpful. And I am sorry If I didn't reply right away last couple weeks have been very busy for me and I haven't had all the the time I would like to sit down and read posts.

Actually I have started this little hobby. I am mostly at a standstill because I don't have a decent forge blower. Fro an anvil I am Using a piece of kiln cart rail  (Its from a lumber mill and looks like railroad rail) and this works quite well. so far I have made a railroad spike knife and a pair of tongs (made from 1/2 in. rebar)both of which turned out quite well. As for what type of anvil I am looking for something heavier than 100lb and not more than say 600$. thanks

Goods, thanks for the advice but the one I have I think has some type of safety sensor on it that shuts down when it gets too hot. Or the other thing is the motor might be heating up from pushing the air the pipe. But I'll look into it.

George thanks for the advice I have been looking at auctions. Both of those cities are too far away for me to reach But I am still looking .

Yes, true. Usually the people that you can get smithing supplies from don't really want it or aren't interested in it. So I continue to ask around and eventually I will find something. Anyhow thanks for all the shared stories.

Regards

Mr. P.

Wow Looks like you made a haul.

I actually have talked to people and that's how i got the smithing stuff that I do have, and I actually got my coal that way. This older guy was moving and had a bunch of coal he didn't want so he sold it to me for ten bucks and it turned out to be like 5-100 lb. feed sacks which was a big help because nobody around my area sells coal anymore. But most of the people i talk with usually want to keep their smithing tools.                                                                                                                                                               

And for those of you who may be wondering I have tried several things as blowers:

Bellows= Not enough air and are hard to man by ones self

Shop vac= to much air and it is rather hard to controlled

hair dryer= has been the best so far but when it gets so warm it shuts off

Anyhow thanks for the advice and the ideas.

Mr. P.

hi and thanks for the info.

Most auctions near me are machinery auctions but i will still keep an eye out. And as for thrift and antique stores in my area, they have basically no tools and their are very few of them but again i always have my eyes open when i have a chance to stop. I do have access to electricity but have found that hair dryers ahve a tendency to get hot and shut off. And secondly I am trying to stick with something non-electical so that i don't have to run extention cords from here to china.

thanks for the advice

Mr. P.

Thanks all of you for your time and information. It is much appreciated!

Do any of you know of a better place to look for anvils than on Craigslist, their are very few auctions in my area and most are machinery auctions and as for antique store there are next to none near me so please let me know if their are any better places to look.

Thanks

Mr. P.

Hi all

I currently have no anvil and have have a piece of kiln cart wheel for an anvil and a piece of mill planer blade for a cutting hardie, except it does not go in a hardie hole.

 But i was wondering if anyone had ever resurfaced a anvil because i have been looking on Craigslist and have only been seeing ones with really bad faces. Any expertise is appreciated.

thanks

Mr. Pushups

Thanks George for your expertise, It is much appreciated. I  have bellows but they don't seem to give enough air to get it above a cherry red, and the second reason that i am staying away from bellows is because I am simply doing it by myself and don't have enough hands. So it looks like the turbo is a no go but thanks y'all for your advice. I actually haven't seen forged in fire but rather saw a guys on YouTube who i think is from Denmark.

For those who are wondering i am a teenager and live in north-central Idaho, USA. ( sorry for not stating that earlier.)

And as some of you might know their is no blacksmith supply in my area so i have limited tools. But, the good side to that is that i am forced to make my own tools. Which is actually quite rewarding. And no i am not able to order tools or such online, but i do have a fairly abundant supply of wrought iron (old).
 

Thanks again for all of your advice

Mr. Pushups

Hi, I have recently started forging and am seeking information on a decent hand blower. I am currently using a tire rim for a coal forge and have used many things to blow air.

Another idea of mine would be to take a turbo out of some type of car engine and rig it to blow air  but i haven't found one yet and would also like to know if anyone has tried this??

I am thankful to all advice.

regards

Mr. Pushups