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Well thank you very much guys .. Appreciate all the feed back all very helpful. I do have two smaller hammers an a 5lb so i guess i will stick with that for now. Man i could not image spending $100 on a hammer. I hope i get good enough some day that i will have a need for one.

sounds good... I just want to buy every thing i can ... it's driven me mad. I cant wait till i get to the point were i can make my own tools.

oh an there were tongs for $8 about 2ft long... is that good?

thank you very much guys that makes me feel good ... $5 is about what i have been going on. the pieces that i fond for $12 were i think you place them in the anvil. ill see if i can find a pick of them. i think it mite have been a bottom fuller or swage?

I am starting to buy more tools for smithing. I only have 2 hammers atm so im looking for more. im very new to this an don't really know how to make my own. What i need to know is how much should i be paying for a good hammer? I found a few at a antique shop today... a large arrow shaped chisel and large rectangle one both around 2 lb's. they were $12 each. i just don't know how much i should be spending on this stuff. don't have much cash so i would like to get all i can for what i got. any one know a good site i can compare prices or something like that. any info would help. thank you.

So i made a forge the other day. I am using a blow dryer for the air an it not going to be enough i can tell all ready. So I'm wondering if any of you have plans for a home made bellow or something i can buy for very cheep. Any info would help. Thank you.

Sweet... thank you sounds good. Should have it up an running by Sunday. Im really pumped. It will be the first "real" forge i have tried smithing in.

i have another question how much should i fill that when I'm using it? I'm going to be using home made charcoal.Oh an whats the best way to lite it?

sounds good.. thank you. Ill let you guys know how it comes out.

could i make it out of clay found by a river or should i use something special?

Wow i like it.. I am very new to smithing and have tried make a few differnt forges in the last few weeks. This one looks like one i could do and not have to spend money. also looks like it would work great. hope you dont mind me using your idea. thank you :)