Some tips that may help with forge welding. Don't try to get it welded and forged in one heat, take your time and do it over multiple welding heats. On your first welding heat, come out and quickly do light rapid blows and rapidly get it back in the fire, try not to let it get cooler than a yellow heat. Same thing on the second welding heat but strike a little harder, quickly back in fire, keeping it yellow hot. And on your third heat, bring it out at welding temp. This heat is where you start to get some forging done. This process had dramatically increased my success getting things to stick together.
I should have waited to comment until the end. It's extremely relatable to make something and hate it, then make another, and it doesn't turn out any better.
I hope you continue to make vides on blacksmithing and get more subsribers
Some tips that may help with forge welding.
Don't try to get it welded and forged in one heat, take your time and do it over multiple welding heats.
On your first welding heat, come out and quickly do light rapid blows and rapidly get it back in the fire, try not to let it get cooler than a yellow heat.
Same thing on the second welding heat but strike a little harder, quickly back in fire, keeping it yellow hot.
And on your third heat, bring it out at welding temp. This heat is where you start to get some forging done.
This process had dramatically increased my success getting things to stick together.
I should have waited to comment until the end. It's extremely relatable to make something and hate it, then make another, and it doesn't turn out any better.
Im curious why weld the two, instead as to not split the bar ends, twist from the center to make a cross.. forge and then bend the points...
You definitely could! I didn't have material thick enough on hand, but I also thought it would fun to do a forge weld :)
@Zach Marvin ahh I see.. fair enough...
Ya doing a forge weld always makes it an interesting build...
Cheating on the tongs? Nawwww! Those where made specifically to be tongs. Not only that, you're in a pinch. Need a tool, make a tool. You made a tool
I have a question why not use a fuller on the ends and have more mass