Anyone know where to buy a good forge offline?

Agoraphobic · Xiphoid Fanatic Number of posts: 54 Age: 31 Registration date: 2009-04-07

Not huge, just something big enough for knives and all.
Looking for something maybe less or around the $300.00's.
Ive been browsing but i cant seem to find very many sites that sell them.

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jerryk25 · Weapons Master Number of posts: 1335 Age: 57 Registration date: 2007-12-16

do you need a forge, for making red hot metal to beat on an anvil.

or do you need a kiln, for hardening metals.

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I think you "build" a forge, by scrounging parts
see this website for one type. . . .
http://www.zoellerforge.com/simplegasforge.html

Agoraphobic · Xiphoid Fanatic Number of posts: 54 Age: 31 Registration date: 2009-04-07

Im looking for a forge so i can harden AND heat things for anvil beating

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SINZA · WEAPONEER Number of posts: 1989 Age: 40 Registration date: 2007-12-06

Most that I know of build their own. Take a search online at homemade forges.

Knife forum might have some info on that.

Hell...I'll look.....

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found this

" See how I constructed a usable forge in under 10 minutes! Materials: I-beam, pipe w/ holes drilled every 1 1/2 inches, plug for end of pipe, fire brick, shop vac., lump charcoal or wood for fuel. ... "

BUT BE CAREFUL!!!

I looked and didn't find any for sale. Lots of forge tools for sale but no forge.
Like I said, most people build them, not too hard. Just a matter of a little research.
I read 3 different knife magazines and they will have different articles on building a forge, but now that I think of it I've never seen a add for buying one.

I've seen it done with a old barrel or Bar-B-Q and a hair dryer as the blower. Just something to hold the charcoal and something to blow air to make it really hot.

Do some research until you understand the basics and I'm sure you can put one together with scraps and hardware store parts.

Hope this helps.
SINZA

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Churchkeysolja · BladeMonger Number of posts: 41 Age: 19 Registration date: 2008-09-11

buahha finally i can help with something

http://www.centaurforge.com/Forges/departments/279/
http://www.blacksmithsdepot.com/index.php
http://www.piehtoolco.com/
http://www.blacksmithsupply.com/catalog.aspx?Merchant=Blacksmith_Supply&DeptID=146743

oh and you could try craigs list, they have the craziest shit on there.

Phyreblade · Weapons Master Number of posts: 3183 Registration date: 2007-12-07

Hey CKS, Nice finds... Those forges are kind of pricey, but still good links to have, lots of tools and stuff... Thanks!! thumb up

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Lancebringer · New Guy Number of posts: 5 Age: 21 Registration date: 2009-05-03

I know a VERY good knife maker mind you, this guy has TOP NOTCH knives.
And I have been trained under a Master Artisan Blacksmith, Lee Sauder.
A very good, and cheap, forge for knives can be made out of a brake drum for a Semi or Big-rig. All you need after that is a Tuyer and blower. I am sure you can figure out the rest.

david · New Guy Number of posts: 3 Age: 23 Registration date: 2009-06-18

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