The Forge broadcast
Live burns, start to finish
OFF THE AIR
No highlight reels. Just the burn.
When the forge is lit, the whole build streams here: layout, burning, painting, finish. The cats supervise. Next live burn: .
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Off the stream
Fire and the blade
Not every burn is pen work. Some of it is the torch: whole boards on the folding table, out on the patio as the porch lights come on.
Some paint with oil and canvas. I prefer fire and the blade.
How a build goes
From pencil to finish
Every stream is one stretch of a longer build. The overlay shows which phase is on the bench.
- CADTurning line art into a printable stencil.
- 3D printingStencils printed in the TinkerForge, one layer at a time.
- LayoutStencils from the craft store or off my own printer, traced in pencil. The arranging and reworking are mine.
- BurningEvery line burned by hand.
- Painting
- SandingOversanding: fine grit, well past where most people stop.
- Staining & finishing
- Assembly