{"id":1343,"date":"2015-05-31T23:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-31T22:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2015-06-07T23:52:25","modified_gmt":"2015-06-07T22:52:25","slug":"p-160-metalworking-forge-update-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/p-160-metalworking-forge-update-3\/","title":{"rendered":"P-160: Metalworking Forge Update 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have completed a test firing of my forge.<\/p>\n

It seems to work well, I can easily bring the Damascus steel up to forging temperature. I have noticed some problems however.<\/p>\n

First, my anvil is insufficient for the kind of work I am doing, secondly, the air flow is not strong enough, and thirdly, my method for holding the work piece is too weak.<\/p>\n

I can fix all of these issues fairly easily, and even despite them, I was able to work with the steel relatively easily.<\/p>\n

I have noticed that, even with a small bar of steel like the one I started with, it does stretch quite a bit when worked. As I made the end of the steel narrower for the point of the knife, the sides protruded quite a lot.<\/p>\n

I was originally trying to make a small knife for the purposes of bushcraft, and general use, however, it looks like the blade will end up being longer than I planned to make it. I could cut some of the excess steel off, if I need to.<\/p>\n

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