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Great design Dillon. I like how subtle the theme is and how it works so well with the scrollwork. Very cool.

Thanks for the info Frank! I think that logo is pretty cool. I'm going to dive into some research on duck's nest tuyere irons now..

Here is my recently purchased 255lb Hay Budden, serial number 192529. Still need to clean it up a bit, but it rebounds great and has a nice smooth top for its age.

Thanks JimsShip, I'll add my location.

Thanks for the info. The part of the tuyere that shoots off at 90 degrees looks like it was hollow at one point, but its packed with refractory now. It also seems to be diverting the air from the blower to the outside of the ring and not the inside, probably also because its packed up. I'm thinking it might be best to try to take it out of there altogether. If I put refractory back in I foresee a huge mess. Any advice? I also stumbled upon this old catalogue from Buffalo Forge today and it sure looks like the forge on page 7 called the No. 3 Boilermakers' Forge is a match. Looking at the large gears and the lever location, all the mounting holes in my forge are starting to make sense. Those impressions on the bottom must be there for the gears to have clearance.

Hi everyone. I am new to your forum and hope it is okay to start off by asking questions. I am just getting started in blacksmithing and am putting together some shop items. I recently found an interesting forge on Craigslist. More than anything I wanted the blower attached to the forge, but the forge itself looks odd to me. I assume it is a coal forge, but there is a weird burner-like apparatus where the fire pot should be. The forge was made by The Buffalo Forge Co. of Buffalo NY. The blower attached to it was a Otto-Canedy Royal Western Chief. I'm thinking the indentations in the pan of the forge was perhaps to accommodate the original blower? There were remnants of refractory cement in the basin which was cracked and crumbling so I removed it to get a better view of what was what, but I am still befuddled. I have googled and googled but found nothing like this online so I'm sure I'm not using the correct terminology. Anyone have any clue what kind of forge this is?