July 25, 20188 yr I fired up my forge for the first time tonight after building it. This was all unplanned because i don't have my anvil mounted yet. With my anvil on the ground I practiced tapering a little bit. Also, I practiced bending a 90* angle over the edge. I guess I'll use this to move around coals after I cut a little bit off the other end.
July 25, 20187 yr Anytime I build a forge, the urge to try it out overruled my previous objections. The anvil isn't secured, I haven't put up fireproofing, I need to work on the workbench first....
July 25, 20187 yr Coal rake is a very common first project! You can explore making the handle in a bit more ornamental.
July 27, 20187 yr Also, use your basic setup to detail your shop as you go along. For instance if you use carrage bolts and washers on your soon to be bench, forge the washers and detail the bolt heads. Also, perhaps some nice brackets to support your bench. Once it's a habit, you will be surprised that an hour or half day doing these details saves gas and time on the road spending money. And the occasional "wow, nice details" from customers, other Smith's etc really can make your day.
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