If sophisticated metal-working equipment is available, then building a steel forge makes sense. You could build it using a drill and a hacksaw, but you’d go through plenty of elbow grease in the process. An arc or gas welder/cutting rig, a portable grinder, and a metal shear or chop saw will make the job much [...]

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Ancient blacksmiths devised the first forges which were just clay-lined pits in the ground. The blast (or air supply) was provided by the lungs of several apprentices, or later with crude bellows (those included at the end of the article were devised in the Dark Ages). This arrangement works: I’ve used a wood fire in [...]

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