In what order?

[Tracy]

CRC,
You are off to a good start. I KNOW about your back problem. Do you have any good tongs? That was my first project. I started with vise-grips but they were too short. Mild steel from the HW store is fine-- no hardening required. You can also go to Don Fogg's web site to get some good tutorials on forging blades. He knows what to do and shares a lot of knowledge. I hope your head gets better, it should.

Tracy

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[Drac]

CRC,

Try this site. There are videos covering most major topics and are by some of the best in their fields. It isn't the same as one on one but is a large step up from trying to reinvent the wheel.

http://www.ccinstructionalvideos.com/

Check out this one by Ed - http://www.ccinstructionalvideos.com...desmithing.htm

If your looking to forge I bet this will cover your basic question fairly well and help narrow down where you might want more help.

Jim

[C Craft]

Tracy, that is one more thing I do not have. Although it may be one of the first things I try to forge. Here is a link to a really good instructional UTube video on forgeing your own tongs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrw6XH-lb08
Thanks for the vote of confidence on my head injury, that makes two of us because I really am not looking forward to anymore surgery right now.

Thanks for the links Jim. If my computer ever crashes I am going to be sick I have so much information bookmarked under the favorites tab that I have had to go back and create subfolders to keep it all straight. I think I need to back it all up again just in case.

Thank you evryone that offered this great advice and a hand out and up for sharing it with me!

[Tracy]

Here is something to whet your appetite.

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