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I'd like to cast them from cast iron. I think I'm going to lurk for a while as I do more research, but in the meantime any book recommendations would be much appreciated.

37 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said:

Of course you can find some pretty large preforms in the scrapyard:   

Wow! Thank you for the tips! This gives me a better idea where to start for now.

I havent looked into this endeavor a whole lot, but so far I feel confident Id like to make them with iron, even though the melting point for it seems to be really high and I dont really have a place to set up a forge yet! Id like to make them healthy for cooking so I can have real potlucks and maybe do some charity work feeding the homeless or organize events with friends, family, or meetups.

I considered bronze because I think its more authentic to what the ancient celts used, but I read it can be dangerous to cook with.

Im scared of welding right now. Ive heard horror stories. I know its all really dangerous, but it seems to require a lot more precision.

25 minutes ago, Irondragon ForgeClay Works said:

Welcome from the Ozark mountains. Always room for one more member here, especially of the "gentle persuasion". Over the Rainbow is a pretty high place.

Hi and thank you. 

Hey there, I'm trying to figure out specifically how to craft cast iron cauldrons, the bigger the better, but I'd also like to try my hand at forging authentic-style bladed weapons, especially longswords.

Maybe make my own wire for wire-wrapping.