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A Gas Forge May Be The Solution For Your Work Shop
The modern blacksmith may use either a solid fuel forge such as a coal forge or a gas forge The coal forge is still the most versatile, but a propane gas forge is the most convenient. Gas forges run at a bit over 2000 degrees Fahrenheit, which is certainly enough to do general forging.
The propane forge is actually an insulated box of various sizes and shape, that have one or more burners in the top or the side. The burners may be atmospheric or have an electric blower attached to them. The chamber holds the heat to heat the bar, and the burner provides the heat. Of course with a propane gas forge you are limited by what you can fit in the box.
The insulation in a blacksmith gas forge is a high temperature ceramic fiber. Trade names are Kaowool, Durablanket, or Fiberfax. This insulation allows the high temperature inside the gas forge but prevents the outer shell from deteriorating. Hard or soft firebrick can also be used to lock the heat in the forge chamber.
In some blacksmith gas forges the insulation material is a castible refractory. This is more like a concrete that you mix up and shape to your gas forge chamber. This is more of a heat shield than an actual insulator. This type of gas forge will take a while to heat up. The refractory acts as a heat sink until it has soaked up enough heat that it reaches an equilibrium between the high temperature inside and the loss to the environment.
The refractory is more durable than the common fiber insulation, but you sacrifice thermal efficiency. It is also much heavier than the Kaowool insulation. The castable is much less flexible than the fiber insulation as well. This means that it will crack with repeated heatings. This may not be a problem as the pieces usually do not fall out.
The option of a gas forge is a great bonus to the modern blacksmith. For those that want a quick heat source with minimal maintenance, such as hobby blacksmiths it is ideal. Many professional blacksmiths make their living with a propane forge,and only use a coal forge occasionally.
The small size of a propane forge means that it can be quite portable. Many hobby smiths will easily move a propane forge out into the driveway, or just outside a shed for use. They are ideal for hammer ins as well.
Gas Forges are able to be purchased from many supplies or a blacksmith can make his own gas forge with only a few basic tools of a welder, drill press, and metal cutter.
I have been using a gas forge as my primary heat source for over 10 years now. I still use the coal forge, but the gas is so much cleaner. Both have their places and if your shop is big enough I would suggest having both available.
David Robertson has been an artist blacksmith for over 20 years. He makes his living teaching blacksmithing courses and creating sculptural art work.
To learn more about blacksmithing, and forges or to join his free monthly newsletter or learn more about the blacksmithing books that he has written click on his Artist Blacksmith Tools to visit his website.
Diamond Buying: Emotional Experience Or Math Problem?
Professionals in the diamond industry hear warnings about "commoditization" at our trade conventions. We hear the warnings from traditionalists, from sellers and suppliers, from revered industry leaders. We hear the warnings from some of the most esteemed icons of our industry. But what does it mean?
It is about the reduction of an emotional experience to a mere set of numbers. That is the concern.
For many years diamond cutters were considered craftsmen and artists, like blacksmiths and carpenters (the best still are). As technology has moved forward, blacksmiths and carpenters have been replaced with automated manufacture. In diamond-cutting, auto-dialits and assembly line production have replaced the gray-haired cutter of old who took the rough through every step from blocking to brillianteering. However, the unalterable difference between 'smithing and diamond fashioning is that producing a diamond will never be like stamping out automobiles or pre-fabricated woodwork where pieces and parts are interchangeable. Our craft is unique.
Every piece of diamond rough took millions of years to form. Every diamond is a different story. Once mined from the earth each piece of rough is individually studied and analyzed. A different plan is developed for each piece to arrive at the shape, size and beauty that will be yielded. No two diamonds are perfectly alike; not in rough form nor polished. They may be comparable, but color, clarity and even cut differ from piece to finished piece. There are subdivisions within each color grade. There are microscopic elements of crystallization within each diamond that do not appear on a plot. There are aspects to the way the diamond was run on the wheel and took a polish that blend together to create its distinctiveness when finally viewed.
As we know, the cut of a diamond has the largest influence on its overall performance and can be expressed in differing terms. Proportions, cut estimators, 3D scans, natural reflectors and machines like Imagem and BrillianceScope can assign numbers. But numbers will never tell the story of the diamond's birth, its crystallization over millions of years and the blending together of distinctive elements WITHIN the numbers that make it one-of-a-kind.
Traditionalists emphasize that a finished diamond is both a snowflake and an artist's masterpiece. Its uniqueness is absolute; both in nature and in the treatment man has given it. It can never be replicated – and its singular, irreplaceable distinctiveness is the perfect expression for a giver, and the most its wearer could ever hope for.
The traditionalists are right of course.
Now there is concern among traditionalists that by reducing a diamond to a data stream we take away its romance. We remove its symbolic appeal, distinctiveness that can be measured only by the human eye and a history larger than life – and replace them with charts and graphs.
The information age has provided us with the ability to analyze the art of man and nature. We have powerful tools for measurement and analysis. We can place a number beside every facet. We can take analytic photographs at unreal magnifications. We have black boxes that assign values. For trade and factory analysts these things can empower more understanding and the ability to maximize beauty at the source. Certainly there are hundredths of degrees which can help our scientific understanding. However, any professional will tell you that once a diamond is within an acknowledged premium range the nuances of its specific appeal depend entirely on individual human taste and preference. To make such fine judgments, beauty can only be in the eyes of the beholder.
Let us consider the most important people, our clients: For those who will give and receive nature's creation, crafted into shape by man's hand, we should provide technical validation to put them at ease. But for the sake of our trade we have a responsibility to put less emphasis on a decimal point and be more sensitive to our clients' appreciation for the emotional aspect of the diamond – which was his or her motivation for purchase in the first place!
Let us not convert someone shopping for a work of art & love into someone shopping for a tenth of a degree on crown facet number 8. To do so reduces the emotional experience to a math problem and reduces the meaningfulness of the service our trade can provide to our clients.
A healthy marriage of lab grading, parametric data and direct performance assessment should be enough for even the internet shopper's desire for pedigree. By all means, provide validation our clients need to be comfortable in a purchase, but ultimate beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It is important for us to remember that when all is said and done it will be sparkle, not statistics, which cause the wearer to love the piece.
About the Author
John Pollard is Director of Consumer Education at Whiteflash.com – a company specializing in Diamonds, Diamond Engagement Rings and Custom Jewelry.
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