Blacksmithing: fire welding - How to Scarf weld!

Forge welding with the living legend Mark Aspery. The drop tong, scarf or lap weld is one of the more challenging forge welds. Here Mark makes it look easy. After doing it 1000 times you can get results like this. The trick to doing this well is spending the time prepping the steel and practicing it as perfectly as you can. Good scarfs, a clean hot fire, a little flux and having the pieces at the right temp will make it happen. You don’t need to rush, but you do need to move with purpose. The co