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Offline cheech1

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ideas on making a forge
« on: October 01, 2009, 10:39:00 PM »
i'm a beginner black smith i have made a few fire pokers and the like with someone else's forge i would like to get some ideas on making my own forge please. so one day i can make beautiful knives like you guy's and girls
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Offline DANA HOLMAN

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Re: ideas on making a forge
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2009, 08:47:00 AM »
cheech1
check out this web site  www.dfoggknives.com/forge.htm

this is how i built mine, with the help of kevin evans (rooster)
goodluck
dana
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Offline cheech1

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Re: ideas on making a forge
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2009, 04:16:00 AM »
thanks that looks like a good one i did not think propane would be hot enough.
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: ideas on making a forge
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2009, 08:50:00 AM »
It'll make it up to about 2300 degrees F. (1260 C.)
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Offline cheech1

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Re: ideas on making a forge
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2009, 09:26:00 PM »
how hot will i need to get steel to make damascus
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Offline NightHawk

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Re: ideas on making a forge
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2009, 09:02:00 PM »
I made one out of a truck wheel drum. It worked well I used the hole in the drum to afix a pipe with a blow dryer in the pipe to provide air flow into the bottom of the drum
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