[TheForge] Johnson Forge-Clamshell forge

[Ries Niemi]

Phillip Baldwin is a friend of mine- he is a blacksmith, knifemaker, 
and jeweller extraordinaire, as well as one of the main manufacturers 
of Mokeme gane in the world. He in turn sells his mokeme to reactive 
metals, and they retail it.
He built me my forge in trade for some aluminum welding I did for him 
on a public art commission he did- a forged aluminum railing in a park 
in Bellingham Wa.
He does not sell or manufacture his forges- he just builds them for 
himself, so I was lucky to get one. It is a rolled kaowool design- no 
pipe, with cast refractory ends, and a forged iron and cast refractory 
burner. Atmospheric, quiet, and heats up quick. I love it. It is 
mounted on wheels, with a 100lb propane tank mounted on the cart with 
it. The tank has a curved heat shield which resembles a policemans 
plexiglas shield, hence the "urban assualt" moniker.