Best brand of propane forges??

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shawn9106

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Hello everyone, I’m a beginner so to speak. I’ve made lots of rail road spike knives but I’ve just started branching out my knife making abilities. I have made 2 blanks up of 1095, and then I have 6 of the big 5 foot circular saw blades I’ll work some with and looking at other metals and stuff as well.

My question is, since I’m kinda getting away from spike knives I’d like a better forge then a brake drum forge so I’ve been looking at the propane forges and I’m wanting something that is very good for heat treats as well a nice evenly heat for the blades. I know some people say to build your own and stuff but my main job keeps me traveling and time at home is limited so having something delivered and just taking it out of the box and setting up would be ideal. Hope to hear back! Thanks everyone
 
There are two or three ways to go.
1) buy an Atlas forge. There are several sizes and types from them. They are pretty good forges for the money.
2) Buy a NC whisper forge. The Knifemaker and Lowboy are the most popular.
3) Build a forge. It will be cheaper and be exactly what you want and need. Build one with a 16X5" chamber and you can do a lot of work in it. A blown forge is the best route for the burner. Add PID control and it will do HT as well.
 
I wanted to build knives not forges and went the atlas route. Mine is small and portable and I love it. I am wanting a bigger forge but that is still a ways off as I decide what I want and where it should go.
 
He has a larger forge called the Graham. It is currently out of stock until he makes more. The Atlas is a good starter forge. The Blacksmith forge is a half way between building your own and buying one. You have to coat the wool lining, and use firebricks for the ends, but it is a versatile forge.
 
shawn9106 said:
Atlas knife company is all your forges you offer on your website?
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Yes, everything available is on my website. For general knifemaking, it's hard to beat the Atlas Mini. It uses the least propane, gets plenty hot for dry-welding, and is stainless. The blacksmith is for bigger welding, and is wool, but it does come with mortar and kaolite to line it with and build a flux resistant shelf. I would pre-line them but it doesn't hold up well to shipping. It only takes a few minutes to spread the mortar on and mix the kaolite.
 
Yes, I've made progress on the design thanks to some new manufacturing methods available. Rick Marchand doesn't know it, but he was the indirect cause of the revelation that helped me move forward. Shipping to Canada is so expensive, I had to think outside the old box to figure out how to reduce weight, which involved making my own square tube. That allowed me to make my own 9" square tub for the new Graham forges.
 
Atlas Knife Company said:
Yes, I've made progress on the design thanks to some new manufacturing methods available. Rick Marchand doesn't know it, but he was the indirect cause of the revelation that helped me move forward.
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I didn't do it... wuddn't me... it was like that when I found it... the voices told me to do it...

Wait.... you are thanking me? Cool... I accept. Don't think I've given up on getting a skid of 12(plus a whack of burner kits), since we spoke last. Just a matter of timing, bud. Those things would go like hotcakes around these parts. A dozen would be a primer.
 
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