Major Project #3

Hello all,

This time I've got the pieces of the forge laid out and am taking you through them and explaining what they do. In an earlier blog post I called the part that feeds oxygen to the fire a "tue iron." That was incorrect and came from me misunderstanding the people who were telling me about it. It is called a tuyère and is pronounced similar to "tue iron." Enjoy!

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