Bladesmithing Tutorials

Yeasssss!! You couldn't have posted this info at a better time, for me anyways! Thanks!!!!

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Always think of your fellow knife makers as partners in the search for the perfect blade, not as people trying to compete with you and your work!
http://www.nebsnow.com/L6steel
Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms!!!
 
L-6, you should make the wash tub forge. I made one and am having a ball with it.

It took me a while to gather the materials because I used all thrift store treasures. Total cost was less than $25.
The outside stays remarkably cool. I could fire mine up and have a piece of steel glowing in it and still be able to touch the outside with no problem at all.

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~~TOM~~
 
Thats a new one on me Tom, never heard of a washtub forge! Got any pictures???

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Always think of your fellow knife makers as partners in the search for the perfect blade, not as people trying to compete with you and your work!
http://www.nebsnow.com/L6steel
Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms!!!
 
Photoloft seems to be working intermittently at the moment so the images might not pop up. Try it again in a few hours.
 
That looks real nice Tim! Only thing I don't understand about coal forges is why they're wide open on the top. Don't you lose lots of heat that way?

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Always think of your fellow knife makers as partners in the search for the perfect blade, not as people trying to compete with you and your work!
http://www.nebsnow.com/L6steel
Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms!!!
 
L6, I only use charcoal and that is a completely different fuel than coal. With natural charcoal(not briquettes) you don't need a top. Just put a little fine small charcoal on top of the steel as it's heating and that contains the heat very well. One of the first charcoal forges I made was built like a cave because I thought the same thing that it needed to be contained to hold the heat in but it really doesn't need it. Whenever I break up the charcoal to the small size I like I get a lot of dust. I use this dust to sprinkle over the top of everything and that creates an oven effect and sort of seals the heat in. When I heat the steel I place it in the fuel a couple of inches above the tuyere with about an inch or so of fuel on top of the steel so the blade is somewhere in the middle of the fuel. The wash tub forge heats up the steel very quickly.

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http://www.livelyknives.com
 
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