ncnurseryman
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The fuel is propane.
The temp is around 1800 degrees or so, not really sure. I use the magnet test. When the metal is about whit hot I touch the blade to a magnet and if there is no attraction then its ready. I quench it in canola oil. The forge is a small fire brick I made. Been trying to post a short vid but can't get it to work. The steel is 1095.
My problem is that I am using two hard fire bricks I had left over. I have to get the diamond wheel out and its dusty. I should just get the soft fire brick and be done with it.
I built a shroud around it that is held together with wire. Do you block off the back?