Evenin' all. I recently received my early Christmas present, a Diamondback two burner blacksmith model propane forge.
In order to use my new forge, I needed a different setup than my outdoor one for my coal forges. After moving some things around, I now have a small, but functional, indoor area to work.
Made some loops to attach to my anvil stump for my hammers
And a couple quick projects to get a feel for the new forge. Blacksmith knife is made from a piece of leaf spring steel and the other knife is, obviously, a railroad spike... my daughter found it, it's smaller than most of the spikes you see, so she thought it would make a good "girl" RR spike knife.
After a couple of years of playing with coal forges, I have to say I'm loving the propane forge. Starts up fast, heats fast and no fire "tending". I'm glad I started with coal, as I think a lot of basic skills are learned with coal forges, but I'm not sure how much I'll be using it in the future.
Thanks for lookin'
Bill