Forges OT [Sca-cooks] cordials

[Chass]

I have plans here somewhere how to turn a cast iron bathtub into a forge... 
the drain pipe is where the bolwer comes in, you cut out a section in the 
other end for scoopiung out whats left after firing up.. lined with 
firebrick. Twas a simple design

Charinthalis Del Sans of the portable Chariot
Chass Brown
Muddeler of Mead, Ailement of Ale and Whiner of wine
Honorable Recruiter of house of the Red Shark, Have you seen my Belaying 
Pin?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Sasso" <grizly at mindspring.com>
To: "'marilyn traber 011221'" <phlip at 99main.com>; "'Cooks within the SCA'" 
<sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 11:32 AM
Subject: Forges OT [Sca-cooks] cordials



>
>
> So, what do you use as your basic forge pan.  Or what did you start with? 
> I
> have a passing fancy for hitting hot metal to make kitchen tools and fire
> pit cooking utensils.  I have a decent blower, and source for old iron.  I
> can live with purchased or borrowed tools to start with . . . but the 
> forge.
> someone recommended a discarded brake drum form a full size pickup truck 
> for
> making smaller pieces.
>
> niccolo difrancesco
> (my 1861 house could use some period pieces as well)
>
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