Home made Blacksmith Forge

That is nice. When I retire in a few years I want to build some type of forge and learn some blacksmithing myself. Been a metal worker for 30 years but really only get to work on boring stuff. Duct work, grease duct paint booth etc...

Here are some followup photo's.



Here's the complete rig.



The anvil set up, can't have to many hammers





Measurement, calculating weight. The first number represent whole English 100 lb weight numbers, which is actually 112lbs. The middle number represents quarters of the English 112lb, weight, which can never be greater than 3. The final number is what's left over. In this case it's 3/4 of 112 + 23= 107lbs