A few links on building a furnace:
http://www.britishblades.com/home/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=31
http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/752668/post/775813/hl//
referencing:
here and here.
And lastly, a post on the HSM forum.
A digital scrapbook of ideas or projects I've found that I want to remember.