So I just recently bought a Mr. Volcano Hero single burner forge, and I'm still not sure what I'm doing, so I have a list of a few questions I have:
I don't have access to tongs yet, so what can I use instead?
Is rebar good for anything? I seem to see a lot of mixed opinions on it, and I have a lot of it just laying around.
How do I tell the carbon content in steel?
Is high grade stainless steel workable? I have a whole bunch of flatbar, ranging from 1/16" to 1/4" thickness.
Does it matter what hammers I use?
I recently found a hammer head at my mentor's shop and he let me keep it, I'm just not sure what it is (or if I could use it for blacksmithing) I drew a CS of the head and attached the file, so hopefully it'll work.
Thank you for taking your time to read and help me, I'm very excited to start my journey in the world of smithing.
