Hiya, I'm looking for you guys favorite project to do on markets or other public blacksmithing gatherings, for inspiration. I have a market coming up, but I always suck at thinking of appropriate projects and just fuck around a little and run out of steam by lunch.

I’ve been using my 6x48 and it’s a nightmare for knives, so I’m planning to build or buy a 2x72 and I wanna know if there’s features to look for, like pulley count, angle guides, etc.

This steak turner I made is the equivalent to a diesel engine in a smart car

Where could I find steel plate besides a hardware store?

I was putting my knife into forge for heat treat and it heated over critical temp and I was wondering if it would cause issues. I quenched with no cracks but there’s discoloration pulling it out image

Writing this just to make it searchable for anyone looking because of the headache and tens of hours I went through to find a steel supplier in my part of the world.
If I can save one person the trouble, it's worth it.

randrade.com is an online steel supplier in Spain and Portugal that provides most of the different kinds of steels we use around the shop, like 4140, 1045 and H13.
They also do stuff for machining, like brass, copper, plastics, bronze, and a lot of fasteners.

The steel is typically listed under Spanish steel codes rather than AISI or any other common grading systems, but I didn't find it too hard to google and cross reference stuff.

This is a quick reference for Spanish steel grades and their uses:

http://polamalu.50webs.com/OF1/mecanica/tabla_1.html

And this is a place to cross reference steels grades to their equivalent American and EU designations for people like me who only understand AISI
https://imesaza.es/informacion-tecnica/tabla-de-equivalencias

I have been taking some notes about steel, what it is, its properties, alloy components, i just lack a relevant source for a chart with the information about what every number in some steel names mean ( 1095 for example) i just know that it is the north american way to clasify metals

That's it, while slicing some stuff a friend missed and the blade went straight to the metal support the fruit was on it. The damage it's practically invisible, my brother told me he wouldn't noticed it if I didn't tell him. What can I do and should I keep slicing stuff?

Kind of an odd question but I am hosting a party for a good friend who wants to recreate the "bonfire" from the Dark Souls games.

My question is, is there a type of metal I can safely place into a bonfire for a long period of time? Potentially hours at a time.

I don't have any experience in this field so I'm hoping someone could tell me if that's a possibility and how I might want to go about it. Thanks!

I am a novice knife maker. YouTube taught. I would love to take formal classes or a mentorship. Is there any one in or around delaware who has any suggestions?

Anyone hammer on a chunk of 17-4? I have a line on a foot long length of 6 inch round stock. The price is right. I think it's H1100, which might only be Rc 36-38 hardness.

Made it so I can disassemble if needed. Went with a flat tripod base that trisect at 120 degrees and welded into triangle base directly under the leg stand plate for extra strength.

Hello everyone,

first of all I should say that I'm a complete beginner and have only once taken a course in forging (though that was a few years ago); so I have no experience in the actual building of a forge. Now that I have a garden in the countryside however I would like to build a small forge of my own and really "get into it" again. Since I don't plan to move again and I like the traditional aspect I would like to build a coal/coke forge, which brings me to the title. I know that to amplify the efficiency of my forge I should add some insulation and it seems to me the way to do it are fire bricks.

Now my question is: which fire bricks should I use and could you recommend a store where I can get them? (I live in Europe)

I googled fire/kiln/refractory bricks and frankly I was quite overwhelmed with the range of options so I was hoping to profit from your experience and expertise.

Thank you kindly for your advice and help in advance.