30 July, 191 i.] 



Farm Black Hiniiliing. 



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The Workshop. 



For thost; who desire to make a start at blacksmithing the first thing 

 ti; be considered is the workshop. It is not necessary to have an elaborate 

 buihiing for the purpose. A shed 12 ft. square and about the same 

 lieight. gi\es ample room for a small forge, anvil, l.'ench and vice, small 

 tools, and material. It may be constructed with slabs or a framework 

 covered with ))alings or galvanized iron. The roof would be all the better 

 if covered with iron, principally on account of sparks. It is not 



intended to enter into ^L the details of the workshop construction fur- 



ther than this. I prefer ^^ leaving it to the individual to adopt his own 

 methods, and adapt m. die materials available to his refiuirenients. 



The next considera- 

 tion is the forge. There 

 are several kinds that 

 may be used, the selection 

 depending upon the size of 

 the shop, utility of forge, 

 and price. Forges may be 

 divided under two main 

 headings, namely, portable 

 and fixed. In each case, 

 the fire may be blown 

 either with a pair of bellows, 

 or by a fan driven by hand, 

 or foot power. 



Where the space is 

 limited a portable forge 

 is to be recommended. I 

 prefer one driven by a fan 

 which is fixed beneath the 

 hearth and the fan worked 

 by hand. The rea.sons for 

 choosing the fan in preference 

 to the bellows are : Firstly, 

 that it heats the iron 

 quicker, and secondly, that it 

 lasts longer. The forges 

 illustrated are stocked l>y nearU 

 and shape. 



Xo. I is a forge sptciallv m.ide for agricuhural work. It stands about 

 30 ins. fnun the floor anfl the di,iineti-r of th<- hearth measures ]8 ins. 

 Cost. alKUit j£,i 5s. 



No. 2 is a bellows forge ot .liiout the same size as No. 1. The idice 

 varies according to size. 



.\'o. 3 is a forge with a rectangul.ir hearth. It is larger .iiid better 

 than the others shown ; the cost is ne<-essarily greater. U'lng al>oul ^8. 



Whilst the bellows are more eommon in the case of the fixed forge, the 

 fan is more powerful. Ilillows cost from ^i 2s. (m\. upwards. It it is 

 decided to ado[)t the liollows, onr- measuring 24 ins. and costing al»out 

 ^1 13s. would Iw (he most convenient si/e. A fan would cost from ^"3 

 upwards, but it woulil last longer .md gi\i' a stronger blast. 



In the lived fi>rge, die he.irth ran l«- built of bricks, stones, hardwood, 

 or iroii. .\n old sqiLire or loninl i.iiik in, ikes .1 splendid forge. In .uiv 



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 RECTANGULAR HEARTH. 



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