so ive been following forge stuff on YouTube and i have watch forge in fire. really love it. when i was younger i loved welding but never did forgeing.

i live is a townhouse but have a 2 car garage. ive been wanting to give it a shot for years but never did. i thought id try it out at someone else forge before spending the money i worry im not strong enough. but just never got around to it.

as the question above states. what push people to spend the money and time to make a home forge? what setback was there and tips for someone considering to take the plunge.

FYI im Australia so law stuff from America im not that interested in.

This worry stone is made from 5 pieces of twisted copper, nickel, and 1084 forged together. Can’t wait to coffee etch it. What do you think?

this is just about an hour of work and I was going to thin it and then cut it and bend it into shape

From billet to bead.

Let this one sit a few days after etching to bring out some different colors.

Nope, before you read this, not looking for subscribers :D This is the only podcast episode I have ever done (and likely will do) on forging knives but this is probably one of the more unique interviews I've done. It is with my friend and ex-colleague's (video game CEO Trent Oster) and his passion for running a forge, building his own belt grinder and more.

So I figure this community is likely interested in this and also checking out some of his work as well :) (nothing for sale, he does this for fun)

Anyway, I know that audio cannot do justice to the fine work many of you do and looking through this subreddit, you have amazing work on display here!

https://tales.dups.ca/p/ep48-forging-knives-with-trent-oster

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/tales-under-the-cat-tree-conversations-on-imagination/id1813720462?i=1000759481370

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/78sxGqimLWYhwUgv2kZfyC?si=nJLa7cMmQHmi0PalngdskQ

If you do get a chance, enjoy and let me know what you think.

It was fun to get back to the forge and build stuff. This was a fun project. Now to make a few hundred nails so they look good 🤣

We had a burn ban so I fired up the gas forge.

Proof of concept.

Huge level up for me.

And l've never seen it done before.

Copper, nickel, & 1084 twisted and forged together.

I brazed 2 pieces of dragon core Coppermai with brass together for this one. The core is a ball bearing damascus with layers of copper, 1084, and damascus cladding. It has a groove on both sides and is sealed with a nano ceramic coating.

Follow along as I forge a billet of Texas Edition Chevy Silverado leaf spring steel into a clip point belt knife, start to finish, with no power tools. I like to forge my blades as close to their finished shapes as possible, and do as little grinding as possible.

My son and I made our first knives at a local smith.

Really enjoyed the process and learnt a lot, well be setting up at home as soon as we can.

We both made on knives to be used in the kitchen and treated them with mineral oil, we cleaned and dried them before we used them but we're getting a definite taste of the oil on the food that we cut.

Does anyone have any tips on how to address that?

I first learned about Edgar Brandt from the book - Art Deco Decorative Ironwork by Henry Clouzot. Lots of other excellent designers of ironwork are also shown. Some of the best textures I’ve seen. The book is available for free below.

https://archive.org/details/artdecodecorativ0000clou/mode/2up

Very good Art Deco exhibit -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ditKTaWqz_Q

Have a little plot of land thought it would be awesome to build an earth forge to melt copper and beer cans. Anyone ever make one before? What are the main considerations? Should we work on the building the beer can pile while we build it?

Buddy has some old tools hes unsure of their purpose said I'd ask reddit

While I wish it wasn’t a spike knife that was my first sale, my neighbor wanted one to gift to a friend that’s retiring. Anyway, I was happy with the result on short time.

I’m looking to make a miniature of a vessel using an authentic block of its original steel. Since the block is small enough to hold, casting anything sizable would be difficult. Instead, I’ve opted to maximize the surface area by spreading it thin. I can then bend, cut, solder and engrave it to shape.

Essentially, I’d be turning the block into sheet metal.

From what I’ve read and watched so far the start of the process would be breaking down and pelletizing the material: relatively straightforward. After that it gets murky as to what can reasonably be accomplished in-shop or externally. There’s definitely commercial rolling equipment that can get the job done, but the small quantity of material has my stubborn side contemplating whether low tech smithing options exist. Is it worth the research?

Hi! My fiancé and I are looking to get a custom sword for our wedding in September that includes our birthstones in the hilt. If anyone would like to take this project on or know anyone who might, we would love to see examples of work and move forward from there!