One other trick: if you get some of the local cops/firemen interested in smithing you will have much less trouble if someone does call them down on you!
I remember one time I was using my triphammer and had not kept track of the time till the cops showed up saying it was after 10 pm. i apologized profusely and *immediately* shut down and then spent half an hour discussing knifemaking with the cops till they got called out on something else.
Thomas
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