Bob Warner
KNIFE MAKER
Hello all,
I have been out of knifemaking for a while and just built a two burner (venturi) horizontal forge for general forging. It is a big forge but I do more than just knifemaking. An example is the twisted door handles below.
Anyway, back to the vertical forge. I want to build a welding forge but by being out of the game a while I am wondering if things have changed in how they are built. A few years back the goal was a castable forge and a blown burner. I think the blown burner is still the idea but what about castable? Are people using kaowool and ITC or castable?
I have never built a vertical forge before and wonder about placement of the billet. Is there usually a shelf inside or is the billet suspended in the forge by the bottom of the door and the handle resting on some sort of holder?
Does the burner still enter in the bottom of the forge at an angle to create a swirl?
Thanks,
Bob
I have been out of knifemaking for a while and just built a two burner (venturi) horizontal forge for general forging. It is a big forge but I do more than just knifemaking. An example is the twisted door handles below.
Anyway, back to the vertical forge. I want to build a welding forge but by being out of the game a while I am wondering if things have changed in how they are built. A few years back the goal was a castable forge and a blown burner. I think the blown burner is still the idea but what about castable? Are people using kaowool and ITC or castable?
I have never built a vertical forge before and wonder about placement of the billet. Is there usually a shelf inside or is the billet suspended in the forge by the bottom of the door and the handle resting on some sort of holder?
Does the burner still enter in the bottom of the forge at an angle to create a swirl?
Thanks,
Bob