The Only Things You Need To Blacksmith

[cals]

I also have a bladesmithing hammer by Ilya Aleksayev. I got it a few years ago when he was still on That Works YouTube channel. Great hammer

[AlduinWorldeater]

You forgot the most inportant thing. The metal.

[dudee]

As an alternative charcoal is readily available pretty much anywhere and will get plenty hot for forging. You'll go through it a lot faster than coal, but hey you can get a bag down the street. Just be sure to only use lump charcoal, not brickettes because they make more ash

[planetchange]

Excellent info
For when my DIY juices start to simmer.
I’m a fan of the “forged in fire “ TV show

[jakeawesome_usa]

One thing that’s good to use for an anvil is a sledgehammer head and when you’re using green cold, do not breathe in the yellow smoke no matter what you do do not do it. I actually volunteer at the museum, which got me in the blacksmith thing and I have a fort at home and an anvil. It’s a Ferrier anvil and if you got a harbor freight, that’s the best place to get hammers unless you go on eBay I got a rounding hammer off eBay and antique one

[elcatrinc]

Can you make a homemade forge craftshop with only pieces found in abbandoned railroad stations?

[captainbubbles]

I feel like a piece of railroad track might be harder to find and more expensive than most anvil, harbor freight has one for 60 bucks

[theram]

Word of advice: Don't listen to anyone who says you can pick that stuff up walking along the railroad track. It's very, very very illegal. This is from experience

[saladdraws]

Could just use a campfire vacuum combo cleaner, the back of a hatchet, and a stump

[whatswrongwithme]

This needs more views. This was so good

[BrianLuxe]

And maybe some safety equipment? Something to protect the eyes and hands and skin from hot metal contact? Or is safety optional?

[zaGamemMaster]

Ive played enough Skyrim to know what tools i need for smithing

[raresboghean]

Well i ise coal amd wood a fan and a block of steel to forge melts amd cast I put alumium and brass in tin cans and cast the metal into clay made forms and graphite molds

[diablominero]

Harbor Freight sells cheap anvils. They're probably crap, but it's not like improvising with railroad track is perfect either.

[nateharder]

Eh, I learned on coal, rebar and an old pair of pliers. .

[gardenlifelove]

A perfect first project is making your own first set of tongs

[gaving]

Also what’s weird is you can get almost all of that for near free since I grantee you at least 1 member of your family has an old storage unit that they put grandpas old tools in.

[DutchyDB]

I think I recognize you from Forged in Fire, I could be wrong tho

[JumpAttack]

Instructions unclear. I have now caused a train wreck due to cutting off parts of the track.

[fourgedmushrooms]

I just use long pliers or work with long metal so U don't need tongs and have more control. Almost unnecessary in my opinion