My peculiar nature

An exploration of, well, whatever I happen to be interested in. Probably more Japanese tools and sharpening stones than any sane person would want to see. The fools progress?

Showing posts with label Blacksmithing charcoal. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Blacksmithing charcoal. Show all posts

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Making steel (2)....the "Aristotle" furnace

I want to try making my own steel so, based on the specifications given by the Japanese swordsmith Sumihira, I built this oroshigane melt...

Saturday, April 28, 2018

Oroshigane steel (3)....."Aristotle" again

The small “Aristotle” remelting furnace that I slapped together was suffering from one major deficiency….lack of air. The 50 cfm bathroom ...

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Building a charcoal kiln #4

Part 4 of, "More than you ever wanted to know about building a kiln for making bladesmithing charcoal." I've got a few mor...

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Build a charcoal kiln part 3....The first results.

So I built this charcoal kiln to make proper bladesmithing charcoal.....If you want to see it from the beginning: Part 1 Part 2 It...

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Jason: Overly enthusiastic student of (too) many disciplines. This is my focal tool.

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