Starting To Blacksmith. Blacksmith Basics. Blacksmithing. Ok, I have just begun the new art and hobby of blacksmithing and I have some definite goals with this pursuit.
I want to make some decent medieval armor and weapons. But I don't want to spend a lot of money so I will be home brewing stuff as I can and I will show you these things and teach you how you can make them too. A lot of this will depend on what you have for materials, tools etc. You are on the main page of the blacksmithing section so this is where you can come to check in on new tutorials, videos and projects.
For now you can see the various web pages for this section on the left in the orange column. "Of the four elements, air, earth, water, and fire man stole only one from the gods. Quick Guide to Popular projects: Making a knife by stock removal - How to forge a knife - How to Make a sword Whoa! The Atlas Knife Forge - This is a wonderful little gas forge for knife making. Whitlox Forges - There are two big problems when it comes to the hobby of blacksmithing. Blacksmithing 101: How to Make A Forge & Start Hammering Metal. If you want to work with metal, there's one thing you have to confront: You need heat.
With it, you can make the toughest metal submit to your will. Without it, you'll never gain full mastery over this stubborn material. Over the years, I have been frustrated by my inability to work hot steel. I've bolted metal together, welded it and soldered it. But I couldn't shape it, and so large swaths of the mechanical realm were off-limits to me. But blacksmithing never felt alien. Building the Forge Maybe it's because our smokestack industries are in decline that a rising number of Americans feel the need to get their metalworking fix in home workshops.
First, I needed a forge. I enlisted the help of Mike Allen, our senior auto editor and a crack metalworker. Once the supplies were in, we set to work building the forge, beginning with its stand. With the stand tacked, he flipped up his mask and handed me the welding gun: "You take it from here. " Firing the Coal. Making Tools - Hand Forging & Heat Treating Carbon Steel in the Forge. Brake Drum Blacksmith Forge. This is the basic design.
A 2" floor flange was bolted to the underside of the brake drum to which a 2" coupler was used to attach it to a 2" T-connector. A longer coupler was attached to the side to accept the hair dryer and a bottom pipe was attached to the bottom to collect the ash. This is usually capped with a 2" cap so the air can't escape that direction but I didn't want to have to wait until the forge cooled to unscrew the cap and empty the ash and I was concerned the cap would become permanently attached by rust since the forge would be stored outside in the rain.
I'll show you how we handled that part. Make A Soup Can Forge. Forging The Hammer. Appalachian Blacksmiths Association. Black smith. Blacksmithing and Knifemaking. Cvbg.