hammerkid Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Hey y`all me & my cousin are going to fire my coal forge Sunday evening:). I was thinking about making afew nail hooks & maybe a letter opener or 2. What would some other EASY projects we could do, my cousin has never blacksmithed before but I`am going to go step by step on the nail hooks& letter opener though . So if y`all have any good ideas on starter projects I would apperiate it. Thanks Chris,:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithral Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 S-hooks! S-hooks are a nice little starter project, I think. Good variety of techniques involved that are fairly simple to learn, and useful to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GVR-4579 Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I used to make alot of simple non functional horseshoe shaped pieces when i was just starting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 go out and get A Blacksmith Primer, by Randy McDaniels...Its a great starter book and just follow page by page ...till you get to the middle of the book you will know what to make..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinD Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Check these videos Ian posted a while back Nice little leaf key fobs.http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/14492-post1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerkid Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 well I got to make a few nail hooks,a letter opener, and rr spike knife yesterday . I`ll try to get pics of the projects . I didn`t have any clinker ,and the coal was FREE! Here is a few pics of me hammering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 A couple of suggestions, if I may be so bold, You don't need the gloves (see the IForgeIron thread on gloves). If the gloves you are wearing don't fit, how are you going to grab on and control what your holding? Take off the way too large gloves and work bare handed. If the iron gets hot, then turn it loose (and find a pair of tongs). Clear the clutter off the anvil stump. If you need a table to put things on, then go get a table. If you need a larger hammer to move more metal, or for the striker, then start looking for a 6# sledge hammer. It will serve you much better than the 4# your are trying to convince to do heavy work. Your doing good, keep it up and keep us informed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 FYI, the size and price of the coal tend towards anthracite, or hard coal. Obviously, it will burn and get you going. But keep a look out for bituminous coal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerkid Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 well the reason for the clutter is cause I was just testing the forge .and I ain`t got my blacksmith shop done yet . I `am going to get smaller gloves or no gloves just ain`t had a chance to get smaller gloves yet . Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnW Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Lookin' great hammerkid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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