inazuma_x Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 took some pics of my anvil last night. its actually only 230lbs...musta been confused with the kg to lb conversion...300 woulda been nice though oneday perhaps...they're rare as hen's teeth down here i've also attached a 3ds max rendering of my forge to be...the roof and the metal section in the middle of the back wall are all corro iron and the floor is decomposed granite. dimensions (exterior) are 4m by 6m... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 well for forge to be dont you mean smithy to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inazuma_x Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) quite right...though it seems the terms are used interchangeably in these parts...hicksville australia but then most ppl dont even know what an anvil is down here... forge1 Audio Help /fɔrdʒ, foʊrdʒ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fawrj, fohrj] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, forged, forg Edited August 19, 2008 by inazuma_x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 ouch that must suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inazuma_x Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 yeah is a bit weird...is a dying art down in these parts...which really does suck i know of 3 smiths in my city...and i'm one of them :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Browne Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Great plans for the forge. Have you thought of making the frame out of metal? Less likelihood of a fire that way. As for a dying art, I'm not so sure its any worse in Australia than the Americas. We have less people so there is gong to be less people doing blacksmithing, the ratio is probably not so different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inazuma_x Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 the parts that are wood that are right near the furnace itself are going to be clad in corrogated iron so it should shield it from any stray sparks or flames...other than that i am just gonna leave it as plain ol wood...wouldnt have thought it'd be a fire hazard really...the heat is quite localized...but am willing to take that on advisement...do you think its going to be a serious, structure-wide issue? you're probably right though...per capita there are just as many smiths here as in the US...but i think we just dont have the population density to reach critical mass in terms of a blacksmithing community...we're too scattered and so having local societies and groups that get together regularly is difficult...in my experience anyway...this could just be a queensland issue :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inazuma_x Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 just wondering...do ppl consider it completely idiotic to have a wooden smithy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Russell Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 inazuma_x, can't see why ,, exceptin' the roof & the section behind my forge , my shops all timber Relaxin' with a beer - Blacksmith Photo Gallery Dale Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaverDamForge Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 (edited) just wondering...do ppl consider it completely idiotic to have a wooden smithy?I've seen pics and plans to build the forge itself out of wood. My smithy is just a lean-to against the house, I got some oaks from the woods. Setting one of them on fire would take some doing. Kiln dried pine might be a different story.http://www.georgeforge.com/Wooden%20Forges.htm Good Luck! Edited August 20, 2008 by BeaverDamForge add link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder19 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 A wooded structure is not a problem, just be sure to keep the forge at a safe distance from anything flamable or do like Dale R. did and put a metal barrier between the forge and the wall or ceiling if need be. welder19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 just wondering...do ppl consider it completely idiotic to have a wooden smithy? Naw, no problem. Nonflammable is better of course but wood is fine for the building. Folk in the 3rd world smith in grass shacks. Good size structure and there's nothing wrong with a 230lb anvil, my heavy one is 206. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Falzone Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 took some pics of my anvil last night. its actually only 230lbs...musta been confused with the kg to lb conversion...300 woulda been nice though oneday perhaps...they're rare as hen's teeth down here i've also attached a 3ds max rendering of my forge to be...the roof and the metal section in the middle of the back wall are all corro iron and the floor is decomposed granite. dimensions (exterior) are 4m by 6m... That's going to look sweet. Good luck. You get a lot of rain in your part of Australia? How long does corro-iron last in your area? Nice anvil too. My plans are to convert my drive-shed into a smithy - someday soon. aeneas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inazuma_x Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 yeah the grey panel on the back wall is actually going to be corro just like what Dale R has done. thought it best to have some manner of heat shield there or atleast something to keep any stray sparks from turning my precious smithy into a raging inferno... Aeneas: we dont get much rain here actually. this is the "end" (hopefully) of one of the longest droughts on record. our dams were down to about 17% at their lowest...back to around the 40% mark now, which is pretty good around here the problem with southern queensland is that the weather gods down here seem to take an all or nothing approach...the last drought we had was just before the 2nd biggest flood on record (1974) where the entire city was under water...i live in the hills though so flooding isnt a major issue... most of the houses in queensland have corro roofs so it should be fine to use it for my smithy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I spent 15 years in a delapidated 1920's detached garage in inner city Columbus, OH, USA. Fire was a concern; I had to keep track of cut off bits and the odd hot piece that had flipped out of sight. Didn't help that there were dried leaves and old oil residue around either. 15 years and no fires then a couple months after we sold it and moved away it burnt to the ground... The Govenor of New Mexico in the USA was talking a couple of years ago of getting a bill to sign designating a bunch of counties as being drought disaster areas and in the same pile was a bill designating a bunch of counties as being flood disaster areas---and they were the same counties! When you are naturally dry it doesn't take much water to cause problems! We just had 6 months with no rain and then several inches this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inazuma_x Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 15 years and no fires then a couple months after we sold it and moved away it burnt to the ground... perhaps the building missed you and decided it couldnt live without you When you are naturally dry it doesn't take much water to cause problems! that is very true...i am going to be adding a 2000L water tank to the side...24m of roof is quite a large area...perfect for collecting water for the garden and for quenching tasks... already got a 7000L tank attached to the house for the garden and laundry...its usually full :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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