David,
no I am not participating in any re-enactments. I just like the idea of keeping tools alive. The forges I currently use are new fabrications, but nearly everything else has been handed down from older smiths, tail gate swaps and/or rescued from scrap heeps and dirt malls.
Thomas,
seems that these forges are much more prevelant out west. They are so very rare out East, but a friend in Nova Scotia says they are pretty common up there (just nobody wants to part with one). I wouldn't expect to find one complete with anvil tools, but I am hoping to find an undamaged box w/lid, (4) sound legs, tuyere and hand crank blower.
Thanks,
Steve C.