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ReconJack

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  1. Thanks for the advice, Frosty. I looked up the NWBA, and it looks like they do a monthly hammer in that I might try to get to, it is only a couple hour drive. I am also looking at taking a basic blacksmithing class at a couple of local shops, but they are a bit on the pricey side so I may just have to save up for those. On the bright side, I might have found some track to use as an anvil, with any luck I will go pick it and some railroad spikes up tomorrow evening. Jason
  2. Thanks for all of the awesome advice! I am trying to track down some RR track and was thinking of standing it on end in a bucket of sand. Hopefully that will be stable enough. Now I just need to find some, but there is a company near me that sells track so I called and asked if they had any scrap that they would sell, hopefully they call me back.
  3. Thanks for the welcome! First I am working on building a forge, and am going to try to make a couple of knives out of an old file that I annealed last night. The fact that I got it hot enough without burning down my house or lighting myself on fire goes into the win column for me. I think that I have enough to do some basic work, just need to get an anvil of some sort but they are surprisingly hard to find. Ill keep looking though! Jason
  4. Hey all, My name is Jason and I am in Portland, Oregon. Just starting to get into blacksmithing and came across the site. Right now I am working on getting some tools and equipment together but I just wanted to introduce myself and say thank you in advance for all of the information on here. Jason
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