u/The_pp_man123

I forgot to take a pic of it but I’m using a old cultivator spring thing I don’t know what metal exactly but I know it’s spring steel I’ve just started to make a taper on the one side and I’m using a old ball peen hammer for reference but my main point is how to I quench it and temper the only things I can quench with is motor oil or water and I have no clue how to temper I’ve tried to search it up but I can’t understand some of it

I have a basic idea of how to make charcoal but I’m not fully sold. I know you need to “cook” the wood in a low oxygen environment over a long/medium amount of time and seal the container when the fire dies out so the stuff solidifies. I also have a butt ton of wood and hardwood so I’d be handy if I could make my own(I’ve also gotten into blacksmithing so I burn through charcoal). I have 50 gallon drums I was thinking of using and drilling a hole in it so the gas can escape but can anyone help me?

I have an anvil and hammers and smithing tongs but I don’t have a forge and if you’re wondering why I have them it’s a farm we have plenty random tools. I’m planning of making a coal forge and I’m not sure if it’s better to buy a propane or actually make one. I’m planing to make a 1’X1’ square that goes down .5’ that has a hole in the side with a metal rod that has holes in it and I’m going to buy a hand crank fan that pumps air in. Please tell me if this is dumb or not. Also I plan on adding plastering on the sides something that’s heat’s resistance. (Sorry for bad grammer I’m not the sharpest)