Forging demo 01/04/09

Demo of me making a leaf keychain

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[URnotsafe]

Your hammer technique is coming along, I notice you are at the edge of the anvil, that works better.

Take some time to clear a better area around you, and see if you can get your anvil 90 degrees to the forge, easier to turn 90 degrees than have to turn all the way around and take two steps.

Kudo's you are improving....

[KidSmith10]

i agree, i cave a hard time because i have such limited space, that area is the only spot i can forge, i am working on getting a 10'x10'shop to fix these probs.

[URnotsafe]

Brandon,

I have been jumped all over for my comments, here instead are a few "tips".

Home Depot sells metal sheets of Mobile Home skirting, it is cheap and comes in a dandy brick pattern, it works good for either a shield to keep the sparks in your forge, or you can stick it to stuff to keep the radiant heat off it. Like the fence in the back. The heat you feel on your face when forging is also on that fence, and the house. I would suggest building a shield for it.

[KidSmith10]

like i said above, i am working on gettin a shed to forge in, ill take what you said and go look at homedepot tonight for some.

[dudeman1823]

very nice finished product dude =P

[KidSmith10]

thanks

[strantor]

thank you for providing constructive criticism for a change.

[KidSmith10]

thanks for the tips, i went out yesterday and got a pair of jeans and work boots to forge in

[URnotsafe]

I know you like the shorts, but go to goodwill and find some old jeans and boots for forging. I wear black jeans they don't show dirt as bad.

[KidSmith10]

its a buffalo hank crank