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[peter fels & phoebe palmer]

Yea Rufus! Good show.

On 1/2/2011 12:16 PM, Rufus wrote:
> For my coal forge, I used 2nd hand fire Bricks, Strapped them together on
> end, and carved the bowl out with my angle grinder with a masonry disc. Made
> alot of dust, but seems to be holding up well.
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>>   Its going very well. I just got some new tools and soon I'm going to
>> remake my forge, the refractory has started to crumble, so I'm going to
>> use
>> a different recipe and different consistency. Also, I'm using a different
>> frame, which should be more efficient. (if you cant tell, my mind is that
>> of
>> an engineer :P) Instead of a cube-shaped stand alone mud-brick forge, I'm
>> using an old charcoal grill with a refractory lining. I decides to be
>> cheap
>> and make my own refractory. I use red clay, wood ash, and mortar in the
>> dry-mix, then just add water until its the right consistency. Sound good?
>>   In the way of projects, at the moment, I'm just trying to get used to the
>> hammers, tongs, and anvil I have at the moment, so I haven't done anything
>> major. Ive made a fire rake and almost finished a display knife that was
>> supposed to be a Christmas gift, but i wasn't able to finish it in time.
>> All
>> thats left for that is to re-harden, temper, and put a handle on it. I was
>> thinking a nice burled oak stained dark to bring out the grain? I don't
>> know, thats just my woodworking side coming out.
>>   Well thats it for now, if anyone has any suggestions for me, tips, or
>> ideas, or if anyone finds out what those tools are worth, let me know,
>> I'll
>> be keeping tabs on the list.
>>
>> -- 
>> ~Matt Gallagher, your friendly teenage blacksmith
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