Today, I had students in the forge (well, ok, I didn't put the students in the forge, but you know what I mean; and the students were adults from work).
Anyway, this was the first time I've had a group (3 people) here to learn the basics of blacksmithing.
Things I learned:
125mm of 12mm square bar (mild steel) is too big for absolute beginners (even if it was mild steel).
Three people is a bit too many for a session. Two students would work well.
Smith & Striker is soooo much more efficient than forging on your own. (I acted as striker to help the students get through the work).
Also, the forge weld on the face of my wrought iron hammer, was not as good as I first thought, with the face coming off today :(
I also had a hammer handle give out on another hammer. (no one was injured).
