I built a forge...

Because that's where it is the thinnest and softest.

Here it is after the quench. I left the tang and a small sliver along the spine, maybe 2" or so from the ricasso, out of the oil.

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And here it is after the third draw.

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I also gave it a slight "reverse taper" (would that be the correct terminology?) such that its thickest point is about 3" from the tip, and it tapers back gradually from there. It's an aggressive, weight-forward design that serves well for chopping and heavy cutting. It's a camp knife, not a fighter.
 
Well, I got motivated and started my forge last weekend. I built it almost exactly like yours, except I built the hinge a little different and I put a solid piece of steel on the doors so the insulation does not show. I ordered insulation materials and some burner componets from Darren Ellis and the blower from Kayne and Son. Hope you don't mind that I copied your work, but take it as a compliment to your fine design, in my opinion. I'll try to post a couple pics when I get it done.
 
I have been wanting to try that "reverse distal" ever since I saw that Tai Goo video done by Hoods Woods. It makes great sense for certain applications.

John
 
I would also say you could get away with a smaller blower. I have the smallest one Kayne & Son's sells--80 cfm I believe--and I am firing up a chamber much larger than yours. At 4 lbs. of pressure, I have to choke back air and gas to make sure the thing doesn't get white hot!

John
 
John do you have the press up and running yet
Looks like you guys are doing a good job with your forges .
i like the burner .
BOWIE
 
Hey Wulf.
Sweet forge, bro... your attention to detail is truly impressive! Have you talked to Darren about getting these images up on his Forge Gallery? The design is sweet, and I know I'd want to refer to it for my own forge design.
Did you have to fiddle much with the burner tube's position to get a good burn?

BTW, any more 140 mph runs lately, or did you manage to work it out of your system?;) :D
 
dwain, glad you found my post helpful - but don't feel bad about "copying" anything - none of what I did is original. I just cobbled together design concepts from other internet postings and advice people were kind enough to give me. I look forward to seeing pics of yours when it's done.

MrPurple - I've done a pretty good job keeping the speedometer in double-digit territory lately. Hope I can maintain my restraint. :) Thanks for the good words about the forge. Didn't have to do much fiddling with the burner position at all, but as I get to know the forge a little better I'll probably give it a few little tweaks here or there... As for the forge gallery, Darren is more than welcome to these images if he wants them, although I haven't heard from him in a little while (hope you're well, Darren)...
 
Wulf said:
As for the forge gallery, Darren is more than welcome to these images if he wants them, although I haven't heard from him in a little while (hope you're well, Darren)...
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Hi Derek, I'm well, and checking in on the forums occasionally, it's the busy season for us so to speak...we're expanding a little...just bought a 40 foot Great Dane tractor trailer that I'm going to convert to a portable warehouse space...had to prep the area where it's going to stay and all. We're sort of in that in-between stage where it doesn't make sense to rent industrial space yet, so this is an intermediate step. ...plus I'm trying to finish up another batch of forges...and work on my project for graduate school too...long way of saying, it's been busy! :)

I've got your images saved for the forge build and will be adding them to the Forge Gallery pages as soon as I get caught up a little and have a few spare moments. I appreciate you detailing the process. That is really one fantastic looking forge, you did well!

:)

-Darren
 
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