Jerry, I add water to fill a 5 gallon bucket, plastic bucket. Don't use a metal bucket, the salt will eat it away. Be careful not to hit the side or bottom of the bucket with hot metal.
Thanks for the reply Wayne. My 14 year old son got an hc rr spike at a yard sale and wanted to make a knife. I know it is not the best steel to make a knife but we had fun forging it out. He still needs to clean it up, and then we will heat treat it.
