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That is a Johnson forge. I used to have one just like it and sold it to Andrew Garrett. If you make a THICK cover for the top you can anneal in it by heating it up and covering the top and closing the door. It took mine a long time to cool down and annealed quite nicely. They are VARY pricey...

I would start with about a 2' piece and forge the knife, you don't need tongs that way and just cut off whatever you don't use.

Me too if it is not to late.

If you make knives, you are a knife maker. I personally disagree with the idea that a dealer needs to be willing to sell your knives before you could be considered a knife maker. Too many people are willing to allow others to be the judge of what and who they are. I do not need to get a...

I agree with the others, you can call yourself a knife maker now. BUT, you need to decide if that is what you want to do at this point. What I mean by that is when you say; "I am a knife maker" you open up the possibility of someone asking you to make them a knife. Are you confident at this...

The burner I built is a copy of what is for sale on Ellis' site. The forge in the video is pretty much what I plan to make. Mine will be an oval instead of round. The issue of supporting the billet has me a bit concerned. I can just imagine always fighting the thing to keep it from drooping on...

Kaowool, firebrick or castable? These are the only obstacles I face right now. I can get plenty of firebrick, I have kaowool and would have to find castable. I am thinking of using hard firebrick backed by kaowool.

I am unemployed (still) and am trying to find work. I used to be an engineering manager for a large Telecom company. Can't find much for work now days. I do welding, fabrication and farm equipment repair from my shop at home and am working on getting more jobs this way. Not much out there. I...

Thanks Ryan, Just plain ol' Bob, no Mister stuff needed here. It is good to be back. I have a lot to do to get completely back but am working on it. The 103 degree temp this weekend is not going to make it fun. Have to build another forge (blown), a new press, quench tank and then make some...

No input on VERTICAL forges?

The images are not showing up for me on this tutorial. Are they no longer available?

Bob Just plain Bob I never got into the "Handle" thing on forums. Use my real name on all forums. There were two old men when I was a kid that called me nicknames, one called me Hondo and the other called me Kimo, not sure how they came up with those names but they never stuck, just the two...

That is a good idea also Sam, I remember when I was smart. I USED to be a real smith but motorcycles and Suburbans do not mix well and 4-1/2 years ago my ability to smith for hours was taken away by a hit and run Suburban driver. Now I grind a lot. Heck, I even have to sit to grind. Tracy...

That is a good idea Bill. Better than the measuring with dial calipers I thought of earlier. I was going to take a 1.5" round and weld a 1/4" rod to it lengthwise and then fill in the voids with welds. Then grind, grind, grind. Good thing I have a belt grinder that goes about 900MPH. With a 36...

Those wrap hawks are nice and I will probably make some of them when I get my forging arm back in shape. I have a friend that makes them with farriers rasps and they are pretty nice. I have new 10 hawk handles just waiting for me to make some hawks. I guess I will sacrifice one of them by...

I am considering making a tomahawk. I have never made one before and think I want to give it a shot. I am not concerned too much about the forging and there are a million out there for shape ideas. Unfortunately I do not have a drift and wonder if others have made them without a drift. I want...

Haven't use this guy (forged all my own) but he looks like a good source. http://gstongs.com/ I stumbled on his site and after reading about him and his work I think he knows what he is doing. May be worth a shot.

You know it is strange when something like this happens. Unfortunately I have never met, nor heard of Phil. However I still feel a loss when I hear he passed. Partly because a person has passed, I think we all feel that sadness but knowing this person had something in common with me that we...

Thanks guys. Mike, Not sure I will make any more Damascus Spikes. I made that knife just to test my own forge welding and forging skills. I proved to myself I could make steel that could take a beating without delaminating. I took a 5/8" piece of damascus and upset it (hammered it back...

I would like to participate. I usually do not enter these giveaways to allow others to get them but this is different and interesting. I still have the original P38 from my military days. Thanks for the offer. I will pay shipping if I win.