jgreerberube Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 New From Canada!Hey, I'm a new (Canadian!) blacksmith. My first project (which I'm working on now) is cold-forging a 3'' iron nail into a small knife. I'm making one for my mother's birthday, which is in August. She doesn't like weapons, so I'm cold-forging a nail into a "letter opener" so she can open her birthday card with it ;) . Anyway, I have a few new person question :P Here they are: -What kind of material/metal should I make my pouring shank out of? -Is it okay to use cheap Dollar Store clay for molds (will be pouring molten metal into it), or should I look into specialty stores or something? -What happens when you just melt a bunch of metals together (iron, brass, copper, steel, etc.)? These are tools I have: -Hammer -Vice-crips -Safety Glasses -Vice These are tools I'm getting: -Anvil (my dad's getting me a chunk of metal from his construction site) -Tongs (making them) -Forge (making one out of a barbeque and cement :D) -Safety equipement (for my school welding course, I may wear it for smithing :D) Also, any helpful tips are highly appreciated! :) -Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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