DIY Blacksmithing: Forge Your Own Steel at Home! .
Metal is a great material to work with. It''s rigid, tough, malleable and conductive, but sometimes the part we need doesn''t exist in any store. In order to create custom pieces, you need to either melt the metal and cast it in a mold, or heat it until it''s soft enough to shape with your hammer. Properly melting metals can be a bit dangerous in our home shop, but we can make a coffee can forge ...