Made a solid fuel forge. Insulated it with sand and used some fire bricks to lay the fuel on. Used a steel pipe with slots cut in it to supply it with oxygen from my bellows($3 hairdryer). Got the anvil from a buddy I work with who got a brand new one helping an old guy fix his garage door, and he didn't need it. I spent $50 on wood for the anvil stand. Pic related isn't the finished stand put together, I've got 12 4x4s in total to make sure it wouldn't fall over(6 I bought from the hardware store that I cut twice to make them level with my pelvis once I put the anvil on top). I've got a ball peen and a cross peen hammer, plus some files, and a punch. First project will be creating proper tongs
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Would recommend a solid chunk of tree trunk as a base. The smaller and less secure the base, the more energy is going to be lost in vibration
>>2993186Like I said, I got 12 of those 4x4s put together to use as a stand. I just had that picture because it started raining while I was working. It's about as wide as this walnut tree I could've used, but I'm gonna split that into workable planks because it's good black walnut
