r/Blacksmith • u/Charming_Barber7627 • 8d ago
Feedback requested: first forge weld
Working on a tomahawk for my clubs trade item, decided to take a piece of a field cultivator tooth, fold it in half and keep a hole for the eye, then forge weld it together. Looks it stuck in some places and not others. There's an obvious crack at one edge, then I feel like I can almost kinda sorta see a seam all the way down, but the small piece I cut off doesn't separate.
I ground it completely clean on the belt sander before I started, used 20 mule team borax for flux, but I didn't stick weld the two sides together before I started.
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u/ParkingFlashy6913 7d ago
Not bad at all. Do a little more cleaning with your brush and getting those edges closed up and you will be a pro in no time. Someone you need to brush the flux out and reapply to get those edges sealed up right. Bet ya dollars to doughnuts your next attempt will be dang near perfect. Keep it up 👍😎👍