kerryd Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Hi, I'm Kerry. I bought a welder last august thinking about building a bigger BBQ. The tank I was looking at I decided was too big and tabled the idea. I'd been playing with a friends gas forge and supplying him with a few leaf springs and an old axle (he covets my iron pile), and decided to, rather than drive all the way to town to play with his, build my own. Owing to the huge bark pile in my side yard, I decided on a wood forge. And being slightly nuts I ended up with a monstrosity: 32" x 24" v-block that, if I had the know how I could forge a samurai sword in. Worked well for Annealing and heat treating the blades I was working on, but I didn't build the front deep enough to get enough charcoal depth for a reducing atmosphere. I managed to actually burn up a 1/4" truck leaf spring. I finished a little single burner propane forge (just for a proto-type) and have managed two san mai knives and today my first Damascus knife, all three dry-welded without blowing a weld. Guess you don't have to be good if you're lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Na, just crazy... welcom to the fun house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Have you read this yet? READ THIS FIRST It will help you get the best out of the forum, that way you can reserve the luck for working with hot & sharp objects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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