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Dwight Lebsack

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Being spanking new to knife making, I want to add a propane forge to the shop. Been using coal for the past 2 years. I INVITE RECOMMENDATIONS ON A PROPANE FORGE. The learning curve on building your own forge is not a challenge I wish to undertake. The learning curve for knife making is steep enough, but I am eager for that challenge. I just finished running two 220 v MC cables to a brand new KMG and a used kiln. Still need to build a wall rack to hold the grinding belts.
 
Welcome to Knife Dawgs. I have owned a Diamondback single burner knifemaker and I currently have a two burner Majestic artists forge. I would recommend them both for different jobs. What are you looking to do with your new gas forge?
 
Chris Railey said:
Welcome to Knife Dawgs. I have owned a Diamondback single burner knifemaker and I currently have a two burner Majestic artists forge. I would recommend them both for different jobs. What are you looking to do with your new gas forge?
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I would like to forge and heat treat from the same forge if possible. I was looking at a one and two burner Diamondback or the Darren Ellis 8-HT 8x13 horizontal tube forge with either forced air or a venturi burner. Either will be expensive. When I buy a product it is usually the best I can afford that way there is little or no disappointment. If I have to face a steep learning curve I rather it is with knife making and not forge and burner building. Thank you for the question and your interest.
 
Dwight Lebsack said:
I would like to forge and heat treat from the same forge if possible. I was looking at a one and two burner Diamondback or the Darren Ellis 8-HT 8x13 horizontal tube forge with either forced air or a venturi burner. Either will be expensive. When I buy a product it is usually the best I can afford that way there is little or no disappointment. If I have to face a steep learning curve I rather it is with knife making and not forge and burner building. Thank you for the question and your interest.
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Do you intend to forge just knives or do you want to do general blacksmithing? I have no experience with blown gas forges but I believe those that use them find them superior to venturi burners.
 
I forge and HT from the same forge. But I also do general blacksmith work too so I needed a fairly large forge that I can set up (rig) for certain jobs. Because of the way the majestic is made I can block half of it off with firebrick and use a single burner to forge and HT knives and smaller projects or I can use both burners and leave it blocked off in the middle if I have two people working in my shop. Or, I can use the whole forge with both burners for large projects or forge welding. I do all of that with one forge. It really depends on how you intend to use the forge in my opinion. If you want to make kinves only then go with a smaller forge built for that purpose. You get the idea.
 
Chris Railey said:
Do you intend to forge just knives or do you want to do general blacksmithing? I have no experience with blown gas forges but I believe those that use them find them superior to venturi burners.
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I want to learn to forge knives as well as general blacksmithing. Waiting delivery of one burner Chili forge. Just chop sawed 2 pieces of 5160 off a Ford leaf spring.
 
Chris Railey said:
I forge and HT from the same forge. But I also do general blacksmith work too so I needed a fairly large forge that I can set up (rig) for certain jobs. Because of the way the majestic is made I can block half of it off with firebrick and use a single burner to forge and HT knives and smaller projects or I can use both burners and leave it blocked off in the middle if I have two people working in my shop. Or, I can use the whole forge with both burners for large projects or forge welding. I do all of that with one forge. It really depends on how you intend to use the forge in my opinion. If you want to make kinves only then go with a smaller forge built for that purpose. You get the idea.
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I welded together a 4 x4 a coal forge coal and use a 165lb forged anvil. Have rebuilt a LG 25lb power hammer. Awaiting delivery of one burner Chili forge. Who has experience with using pottery kilns for heat treat? I have an excellent Duncan kiln on the cheap and would like to wire in a digital controller. Does anyone have experience with this kind of project?
 
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