Re: OT forge welding

Actually judging from the pictures of your forge I think it would be
adequate for forging swords.  The smith I worked with used a forge that
(from what I can tell from the pics) is actually smaller than what you
have, and he made everything up to bastard swords (42" billet IIRC) with
it.  The only tricky part is heating it up to hardening temp along the
whole length.

This is not to say that it is easy to forge a sword (regardless of forge
size).	There's an incredible amount of knowledge and skill involved in
producing something usable.  I don't pretend to be an expert on
sword-making, but I know enough to know how much I don't know.

Bill
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From: "K.H.Ranitzsch" <KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de>

> Makers of Damascene swords ?
> We really have all kinds of weird people on this list :-)
>
> Greetings
> Karl Heinz

Swords are a little big for my forge................

But your point is????????

:)

Scott B. Jaqua

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