Behold! The black iron crown of the idiot prince, forged in the fires of hell and bathed in the blood of fools.
So it's really "medium" steel, forged in a gas furnace and I only got a blister burn on my thumb (hardly bathing in my blood) but I'm sure I count as a fool for having grabbed one side of a 7 inch steel circle (gloved hand, but still) while the other side was glowing orange hot. Matty can attest to the fact that this is a somewhat unwise idea I'm sure.
Plus I got to set up a pseudo light box at work using a pile of desk lamps which is really only interesting if you're a complete photography nerd, such as myself.
Long and short of it, I'm enjoying my blacksmithing class. Of course I still have 3 more weeks and I've already made a crown so the prospect of making another crown instead of something new is a little on the lame side. So, you know, any suggestions are welcome. I've already got a request for ninja stars (possibly doable) and a katana (probably not).
So it's really "medium" steel, forged in a gas furnace and I only got a blister burn on my thumb (hardly bathing in my blood) but I'm sure I count as a fool for having grabbed one side of a 7 inch steel circle (gloved hand, but still) while the other side was glowing orange hot. Matty can attest to the fact that this is a somewhat unwise idea I'm sure.Plus I got to set up a pseudo light box at work using a pile of desk lamps which is really only interesting if you're a complete photography nerd, such as myself.
Long and short of it, I'm enjoying my blacksmithing class. Of course I still have 3 more weeks and I've already made a crown so the prospect of making another crown instead of something new is a little on the lame side. So, you know, any suggestions are welcome. I've already got a request for ninja stars (possibly doable) and a katana (probably not).
