January 10, 201115 yr For anyone that might be interested I have started a blog on the building of a Kagi-ba or Japanese swordsmithing shop. Still in the beginning stages but hang in there and we will cover Forge building, Fuigo (box bellows) charcoal making and the like. You can find it here.www.katanabuilders.com Come hang out with me- I can use all the encouragement I can get. Dan
January 11, 201115 yr Author Whoop! I got moved. Sorry if I put this in the wrong place when I first posted it. Figured since I was building a charcoal forge I should be in the solid fuel forge section. Although, this does seem more like being in the big leagues. Dan
January 11, 201115 yr Have bookmarked you blog and will keep an eye on it. Always interesting to see how others plan their space and needs.
January 15, 201115 yr Author I have started the sword forge build with the ground container. Will start discussing air supply and the Fuigo (box bellows) build on Monday.
January 19, 201115 yr Author isnt this your website? http://www.twinoaksforge.com/ Yep that's me. I created it about 8 years ago and left it to its own devices, while I dove off into building my own house by myself with occasional help. I get close to 4,000 visits a month mostly to the charcoal making site. I am slowly going to morph it from a static site to one that is more dynamic. Katanabuilders is part of the initiative. Dan
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