11-16-2013, 02:26 AM
Oh, people will tell you many things Sam 
My first anvil was a piece of rail road track that we used for a door stop at work, I replaced it with a brick and still use it as much as my *real* anvil.
A forge for blade making ( heat treating is another matter) is also very simple.
You only need to heat small sections at a time to shape the blade so even a large can filled with refractory and a hole cut for your burner ( I use gas ) will work.
That being said, you appear to be well on your way using stock removal, and when you "tool up" you will probably have even better results, a bench mounted sander or even better belt grinder wil give you much more control of your work piece, you'll wonder how you did without one.
My first anvil was a piece of rail road track that we used for a door stop at work, I replaced it with a brick and still use it as much as my *real* anvil.
A forge for blade making ( heat treating is another matter) is also very simple.
You only need to heat small sections at a time to shape the blade so even a large can filled with refractory and a hole cut for your burner ( I use gas ) will work.
That being said, you appear to be well on your way using stock removal, and when you "tool up" you will probably have even better results, a bench mounted sander or even better belt grinder wil give you much more control of your work piece, you'll wonder how you did without one.
Dave Akers http://davesons.webs.com/
