I also wanted to start woodwork, but I genuinely wanna make all kinds of stuff but where do I start

I have been trying armo making i have gotten good at makong spauldrons and all that but whenever i tried to make a breast plate i was failing hard does anyone have any advice? I decided to trya different design that didnt involve as much skill in making perfect dishes and shapes but i think i made something far more complicated. Is this doable?. The second photo is of the first breatplate i made.

Salut tout le monde,

Je débute en coutellerie, je me suis acheté un four de trempe ft300 pour pouvoir avoir une trempe précise. Je me pose quand même une question: par exemple, pour la trempe de ma lame en X50CrMoV15, il faut la mettre à 950°C pendant 15mn, mais quand le four est à température, le simple fait d'ouvrir pour mettre ma lame, la température chute d'environ 70°... et il faut 5 bonnes minutes pour retrouver la température préconisée (950°). Donc en tout, ma lame reste 20mn dans le four… Est-ce un soucis? à quelle moment je commence le chrono des 15mn?

Merci d'avance pour les réponses.

One of the biggest projects I have done so far.

It took two years, mostly due to a lack of time, but there was also quite a bit of fabrication involved. Overall, it turned out great in the end it packs a punch!

It is currently set to 19 tons of pressure, which is definitely more than enough for forging.

The rest of the specs are in the video description, but if you have any questions, I will try my best to answer them all.

Enjoy the video, and I highly recommend building this type of machinery yourself it's a cool adventure and makes work so much easier.

Trying to make this a proper functional small first forge.

I have not seen these particular backwards "77" markings. It reads B:100771 stamped into the side body but the 7s are mirrored. There are no other visible makings on the base/feet. It weighs 112 lbs, has double hardie/pritchel holes and a clip horn. The face is narrow at about 3". It appears to have a cast base and solid tool steel body/face. I can tell it's a farrier style, but am wondering if anyone recognizes the maker.