Here is another episode of Forge Diaries.
Still rough and mostly uncut.
We continue were we left of last time.
What is the proper way for lighting your forge fire.
Here you go.
In episode 1, I showed how to make charred cloth and a fire steel.
Now, we use obsidian to shave of small pieces from the fire steel and try to capture the
spark in the charred cloth.
It takes a few attempts.
The charred cloth keeps the spark alive and now vigurous blowing is going to start a fire
in the tinder I have shaved off from dried pieces of wood.
The result is a nice little fire that can be used to ignite larger pieces of wood or
the coal in a forge.
Next we go back to the forge where I am in need of a couple more tools for a larger project.
The first one is a spring tool for the power hammer that can be used for fullering.
The fullering dies have a diameter of about 2.5in.
Cutting them into halves on the bandsaw took a very long time.
After cutting them I crown them slightly so that they will not create sharp marks in the
piece.
The next tool is a bottom die that can be used to hold 1 1/2 in round stock.
The sledge hammer helps writh creating the flat top.
Afterwards I use 3/4in round to start creating the form.
Then I switch to the final size of 1 1/2in.
Since I want to use the bottom die for drifting I am also drilling a hole that can receive
the end of the drift.
Here are the finished pieces.
Another unfished piece was the knife in which I tried to repair the welding flaw.
That was a failure since the acid ended up completely removing it.
The next step is figuring out what kind of hilt to put on the knife.
Here you see me trying various different options.
Perhaps a different color?
I think I liked the dark wood better.
More silver might be an option, too.
Well, we all know I am just dreaming here at the moment.
Maybe next time.
Many have been asking me about the Serpent in the Sword.
So, I figured I would show a practice piece for the lower guard.
I still need a lot of time and patience before getting a hang of this technique.
This concludes episode 2.
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