[TheForge] Bronze

[roger olsen]

> everdure is considered the best bronze for forging and I would think if 
> you
> googled 'forging everdure'  you would get some good feedback.  Actually I 
> am
> not positive everdure has an E on the end but I think so.
>
> Anvilfire may also have some instructions about forging bronze.
>
> I have forged it and the smaller the stock the more frustrating.  I did 
> not
> find it as easy to forge as copper but it is definitely doable.   You will
> need to experiment but the learning curve will start out very steep.  You 
> do
> not want to bring it up where it shows color, just below that as I recall,
> keep your forge turned low,  too hot or too cold and it will break like a
> stale oatmeal cookie.  Try rubbing the stock with a block of wood at
> different temp and note when it feels greasy and note the type and 
> quantity
> of smoke it creates and try forging.  The hardest part is finding the
> 'window' of not to hot, not to cold.
>
> Good luck
>
> Roger Olsen
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "robert hensarling" <rhrocker at hilconet.com>
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 9:49 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] Bronze
>
>
>> I'm wanting to try my hand at forging a little bronze.  I'm going to buy
>> just a little (one sq. foot) of 1/16th" and also some bronze rod for
>> vines,
>> probably just 3/8's".
>>
>> Could anyone please tell me the class (220, etc) for the sheet and rod?
>> This is my first venture and would like to get the numbers right.  I
>> already
>> have Silicon Bronze rods for my tig (don't know if it can be forge 
>> welded,
>> but if it can, I'm more than positive that I couldn't do it very well).
>>
>> Seems that someone once said to use a outfit in Denver for the stuff,
>> Atlas
>> Metal I think.
>>
>>