Homemade forge

How to Make a Propane Forge: In this Instructable I show you how to make a high efficiency propane forge. I have made a few forges so I have a good idea how they go together but I will give reference and credit to Ron Reil and his designs, that is where I learned how to build t…

Brake Drum Forge - Beginning Blacksmithing: About a year ago I decided that I wanted to try blacksmithing. To me, It seemed like an amazing hobby to pick up. The shaping and forming of metal meant that I could make any tool that I would need for any project. It also allowed me to use metal li…

How to Make a Bladesmiths Forge: In this Instructable I will be explaining how to convert that old barbecue grill sitting in your yard next to all that junk into a furnace capable of heating up steel to forge long items such as knives,daggers,and small swords. Before we begin I wou…

A short stretch of railroad track is turned into an anvil. The basic shape was cut with an angle grinder and file, then sanded and blued...

Built an ugly coal forge from a discarded Subaru brake rotor and my 15 yr old lawnmower (plus a few pipes that I actually bought)- powered with the heat gun...

Pictures of back yard forges that people have made for blacksmithing.

Lawn Mower Blade to Custom Knife: Hi All, this is my first attempt at an Instructable so comments and advice are more than welcome. Now onto the project itself: I'm going to outline the steps I took in order to turn an old lawn mower blade into custom, "one of a kind" full tang Kni…

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