Tip:Start a notebook with all the things you make. EVERY TIME before you start, record the size and length, then measure how much you cut off. That will help when that customer says 'like that but two inches longer'. I promise you as the years go by, you won't remember what stock you used for those 200 things you did and knew you would always remember. Use a 3-ring binder so you can add to it from demo notes. Also, as you progress you might 'test the limits' by changing to a smaller stock |
SafetyWhat is the preferred material for forge/hood Smoke exhaust pipe?Hello Blacksmiths: I am setting my forge up behind my house under a spring porch. The patio below the porch allows room beyond the extend of porch and roof line over-hang for the forge and hood. If I take the pipe stack up twenty feet, I will clear the roof of house by six feet. Now for my question, since I am not going through a roof and the pipe will be 8-10" from the side of house. Do I need to only use stove pipe (8") for the first four feet above the hood and then use the less expensive *"duct" pipe for the remainder? 5 comments | read more
By Houston at 06/02/2007 - 9:39am | Safety | Supplies, suppliers, and for sale or trade Business InsurancePlease post your business insurance questions. Workers Compensation, Commercial General Liability, Commercial Property, Inland Marine and Builders Risk. 7 comments | read more
By Tony Bivens at 06/20/2006 - 2:26pm | Safety | Supplies, suppliers, and for sale or trade A Blacksmithing Primer, 2nd Edition
All you need to learn forging in one book
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