With the days being short right now, I keep running out of daylight to forge by. If I try to forge after dark would it make my colors be off too much? If so, how much light is needed to make them accurate?
Cheyenne Walker
Apprentice Smith
Cheyenne,
Although that might be troublesome, you will want to get your light off to the side so you wont be tripping on things due to being too dark but certainly not glaring in your eyes. Low light but comfortable. Then have a magnet handy. When you think it might be at forging temperature check it with the magnet. If it barely doesn't stick, you are into the low end of forging temps. Calibrate your eye to that color and when the blade gets below that color, put it back in the forge and get into the safe temps for forging. Soon you wont need the magnet unless the seasons change and you have to forge in brighter light.
Thanks Lin!
Cheyenne Walker
Apprentice Smith
