Everything you wanted to know about forge welding but were too afraid to ask.
Forge/Fire welding is one of the trickier aspects of blacksmithing, in this video I share what I've learned, going from someone who used to struggle with it to becoming confident and now really enjoying it. I really hope I can help others gain confidence in this technique too.
I cover branch and scarf welds and let you know my thoughts on using flux.
Please put any questions in the comments and I'll be happy to answer them.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:46 Preparation
01:35 Heat control
01:58 The take home message
02:43 Branch weld
03:36 Do you need flux?
04:10 Forming scarves
05:47 Fire management
07:04 Scarf weld
08:10 Second weld under the power hammer
09:42 Normalising
10:20 Outro