Forges (videos)

**kbalch** · Dec 20, 2015, 04:51 PM

Thinking of doing some metal casting or blacksmithing? You're going to need a forge. Fortunately, they're relatively simple to construct and can be made from a variety of common materials, from brake drums to coffee cans. Check out these videos for some good ideas:

How to make a coffee can forge by clkindred

Building a simple homemade Blacksmith's Forge by Swallow Forge

Building A Clay Forge by Jeremy Myers

How to build a trashcan forge by clkindred

Brake Drum Forge by TheHarleyhillbilly

Homemade Blacksmiths Forge by ThisWoodwork

**Altair** · Dec 20, 2015, 05:20 PM

Really dig the last one. This kid Alex will go places. He's mostly into woodworking and made a bandsaw, router lathe and some other jigs.

Al

**canoetooler** · Dec 21, 2015, 02:08 AM

Hi all new to this forum but I agree very good forge built by Alex and his friend

**kbalch** · Dec 21, 2015, 07:32 AM

Hi canoetooler,

Welcome!

What sort of homemade tools are your favorites? Are you working on anything at the moment? Let's see some pics!

Ken

**Paul Jones** · Dec 21, 2015, 10:12 AM

I too like the video made by Alex over four years ago. He has come a long way since then and has a very cool YouTube channel (now has over 116,000 subscribers). Lots of very interesting builds and a great teacher for all skill levels.