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When you order it bulk, does it get trucked right out of PA? I have seen Aubuchon's web page, and have one not to far off my daily travels. It is a little over twice the price I am buying anthracite for. Is it worth the extra $$? I have not done much yet. I have only lit my forge twice.

Steve, Thank you. I look forward to meeting you this spring / summer. Since you are the closest blacksmith I have met, so far, let me ask you, where do you get your coal from? right now I am using anthracite from the local hard ware store. I have not found any place near by that sells bituminous coal. I am not opposed to buying a few hundred pounds bulk, but at this point, I am not looking for tons.

I checked with my wife, and the town is Warren Center. I checked out your page earlier, how often do you do seminars, and what do you charge? I snagged a couple heavier pieces of steel from work today to use as anvils. I sill don't see myself having much time right now. I have a 30 x 40 shop out back that needs walls.

I am about 100 miles from Binghamton, but my wife has an aunt with a camp about 15 mins outside Bing. Just a stone throw into PA, I just don't remember the town.

I just wanted to say Hi. My name is Bruce. I am 30, and I have always found blacksmithing to be very interesting. I enjoy watching demos where ever they might be. I am a heavy equipment mechanic and welder by trade. I have been a member over at weldingweb for a while now, and there have been recently there have been several related posts, that made me realize how simple it could be to get into this. I had always thought of a forge as a large, stone, beast. I have built a "redneck" coal forge, just to try. http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?t=212671 I have not done anything with it yet other then heat up 1 piece of threaded rod to prove it worked. I think it is going to turn from a brake rotor to a drum forge. I don't have much time to use it right now, between work and trying to get walls on my garage, nor do I have an anvil yet. I enjoy this forum. There are many talented people here. I am hoping to get some training this summer. I live about 45 min to 1 hr from Cooper's Town, and there is a farmer's museum there, and I read that they do 2 day classes in the summer. I don't see this being anything more then a hobby, but I think it is an art from times past, and I would like to learn it. Thank you for what you do here. Bruce