Thanks Ken. I guess I'm just gonna have to give it a go and see what happens. Heck, I may have the MIG welder in action before I get done. I was going to try and do it as traditional as I can first though. Something tells me brazing in the forge may not be easy. For that matter, I have an idea pinning the two pieces so they don't move cold won't be an easy task.
To braze two pieces in the forge do this:
I,1. tear down a cold fire and sift it through 1/4 inch chicken wire .
2. build a fire with a dry pine cone
3. when the cone is half gone put large chunk of coke around it and on it and blow some light air on it
4. once she catches add the rest of your coke
II1. wire your two pieces together with bailing wire. You have to have a tight fit with bright metal.
2. make a heavy paste with water and borax
3. place your assembly in a reducing fire with a little wet coal around the outside
4. when the metal gets hot enough to change color, add the paste flux to the joint and reposition the piece joint low.
5 keep adding soft air, finger pressure on the bellows.
when it gets yellow add a piece of copper wire up hill from the joint.
6. at almost welding heat the copper will run, when it does stop the air and break open the fire
7. carefully remove the piece and set on some coke to let cool
8. when cool to touch, file finish
If there is another way to braze, I don't know of it
Now all of you smiths can practice that trick
