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Slung Blade posted:I still want to try making damascus, but I don't know if I can get my charcoal forge hot enough. Maybe if I make a pile of fuel 2 feet high and get an 80 cfm blower... keep in mind that with welding, you don't want the steels to the point where they sparkle, that is too hot. it just takes a large hotspot with an insulating layer of coal around it and a slow, steady supply of air. You want to soak the metal so the inside approaches the same temp as the outside, and when it's the right heat the surface will look oily, like melting butter. Also: I would suggest wearing long pants at the forge, at least for beginners. Utilikilts may look good (to those of a certain, very goon-like taste) and allow free movement, but I'd rather burn my pants than my legs 10 times out of 10. Also wise to have a leather apron in case of splintering punches or free-flying cutoffs, though I admit that I forget to put mine on most of the time.
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