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21st August 2008, 09:26 PM
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Hi David, my forgework consists of bladesmithing only these days!! I used to be a professional smith who specialised in blades but did anything from making nails, repairing farm machinery, wrought ironwork etc. I use coke as fuel-"smithy breeze" also known as "three washed coke" pretty small pieces about 10-20mm, burns reasonably clean but as Alan mentioned you get clinker. Good fire management is half the battle!!
If you put "meteoric patrem" into the search there's a couple of my pieces and some fellow smiths work too.... Forging keris is fairly new to me my background is Nihon-To based, tamahagane, yakiba and hada! 
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22nd August 2008, 06:04 AM
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CONGRADULATIONS ON THE ANVIL EVEN VULCAN WOULD BE PROUD TO USE ONE LIKE THAT.
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22nd August 2008, 02:20 PM
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I just hope that Vulcan will not think the anvil is 'wasted' on me   Regards David |
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22nd August 2008, 02:34 PM
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David, I've used coal that I coked myself, manufactured coke, charcoal, and gas. I've also used an oxy torch as a heat source for forging, and propane and oxy blown into a brick enclosure as a heat source for forging.
I like coke the best because I find it the easiest to work with. Gas is very, very easy. Welding in a gas forge is like making a cake, but easier. Anybody can weld in gas. However, I personally do not like gas, and I have never been able to heat treat successfully with gas. Coke is very easy to heat treat with. In my opinion the best set up is to have a gas forge to weld with, and a coke forge for all other work. |
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23rd August 2008, 01:07 PM
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22nd August 2008, 05:38 PM
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The Anvil
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http://home.nc.rr.com/tuco/looney/acme/anvils.html Wiley gets all of his stuff from them ... Congrats ! |
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23rd August 2008, 01:10 PM
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I wonder if ACME manufactured this Californian road sign BEEP BEEP !!. |
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23rd August 2008, 02:03 PM
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Anne wants to know if you are actually going to use the anvil, or it is extra seating for your garden?
Maybe both! 
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23rd August 2008, 04:54 PM
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 ,Trust a women to find a 'domestic' use for a industrial object What colour 'scatter cushions' does Anne suggest Regards to you both David |
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22nd August 2008, 01:52 PM
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the link is http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...0&page=3&pp=30 Excellent work, love the blade....another 'talented' formite I would really like to see some of your Nihon pieces, could you post some pics ? Did you produce your own tamahagane ? a skilled art in itself. After reading the comments in the thread above I am beginning to think that using gas or similar for the forge may be better. There is a guy in Britain that has made a 'waste oil' furnace, capable of melting iron. Others have modified his plans for use as a forge. It is clean burning and gets up to 'heat' very quickly. There would be several advantages, the cost of the fuel (waste oil) is incredibily cheap or even free. The components to create the forge can be made from scrap and 'recycled' parts, again keeping costs down. An added advantage is that it could still be used as a furnace to cast crossguards, pommels etc with copper, brass, bronze or even iron.http://artfulbodgermetalcasting.com/3.html Kind Regards David |
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