Not sure where I should post an update….
but, today was a new lesson in failed design!
the biggest flaw I found in the “washtub” / old grill to forge conversion that I made is it’s REALLY difficult to heat up the handle of longer material.
My rebar practice piece is slowly becoming a fire poker. Figured that would be a good project since the big screwdriver still isn’t long enough… but the way my forge is designed I can’t get much further up than about 8” or so. I now asleep the upside of a flat bed of sand and I side addressed blower pipe into a mound of charcoal blocked off by some firebricks. This will be tomorrow’s goal! As I did use up about $10 in charcoal and still not done.
On the good side, I got to do some work around the horn making the hook. That was fun!!! Oh, and most importantly I learned 3 and 4 pound hammers are not for wusses (and I am a wuss) so I bought me a 2lb hammer and it worked SO much better.
Also, for everyone that’s ready to tell me to take some lessons… I have contacted my local chapter and am in the process of setting that up.
Thanks again for everything folks,
Steve