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Looks like a cool set up. I am sure the kids will have a good time. If I could make a suggestion I would try to level the ground out. Unless it is an optical illusion the ground looks like it has quite a slope. Looks like that could be rough on your back. Have fun!!!!

Nice job Mark!!!!

I was thinking of purchasing one of Diamondback Ironworks two burner blacksmith forges. Anyone have any experience with these? Quality, performance, etc. Link here http://www.diamondbackironworks.com/2_burner_blacksmith.html Thanks

Attended the Civil War Days reinactment three years in a row. The Tidewater Blacksmiths Guild demoed there each year and a fella named Dr Dan tried to talk me in. Finally took Dr. Dans advise and joined the guild. The next year I was making my first leaf at the Civil War Days.

Bought it at an antique shop for $250.00. Seemed kinda steep but it worked and the gears looked pristine. The anvil I bought from Harbor Freight.

Very nice!!!

Thats the reason I stopped smithing. Its a Jr Dragster and an old set of slicks. I have always been into drag racing. Took the girls one year and the youngest asked if she could do that. Long story short we started when she was 13 yo and havent looked back since. I read earlier about some guys quit all their hobbies to forge iron. It was just the opposite here. The forge and anvil will be there when she goes off to culinary school. I just picked it back up because this is the off racing season. Come March however its back on track. She has to defend her title. She is the Northeast Dragway Jr Dragster Points Champion. She also won a national Iron Man trophy at MIR this year.

Nice job on the leaf. I tied a leather string on my first one and hung it on my mirror. Still have it but not on the mirror its on my key chain.

Thanks!!!! I had been forging for about two years prior to my putting the tools away. I joined the Tidewater Blacksmiths Guild and took their Basic and Intermediate class as well as a knife making class. The members there are very skilled and very supportive of the new guys. Thanks for the positive comments!!! It felt good to get back to the forge.

Nice!! Those mushroom knobs look challenging. I would think it was hard not to burn them and then handling smoething that small would drive me nuts.

Well I finally got the old forge out and made two Christmas presents. My fire management skills were a challenge at first but it all came back to me. A plant hanger for my brother and a candle holder for my father-in-laws girlfriend. Admittidly I did plug weld the candleplate to the bar stock. I was pressed for time and it had been a while since I made a rivet. Felt good to be at the forge again.

My name is Scott and I am new to the site and sort of new to Blacksmithing. I joined the Tidewater Blacksmith's Guild about four years ago and completed their beginning blacksmith class and started the intermediate class but did not finish my projects. I also completed a knife making class. Blacksmithing got a little side tracked when my then 13 yo daughter started driving a Jr Dragster. This often interfered with blacksmithing so forging was put on the back burner. Still drag racing today but season just ended and I am dieing to forge some steel. I surfed this site for about ten minutes and was hooked. Looking forward to learning from the skilled artisans on this site!!!!!