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Checking them out now. Thank you for the links

and how would i go around finding a blacksmith's guild or something of that sort?

First, ill introduce myself. Hey, my name is ben, and i live in a town called forked river, which is a resident of new jersey. 14 years old, i have always been amazed by metals, miningm, or smithing. I felt it was time to take action to one of these obsessions, and here i am. I was in maine when i first found a shop..it was in a barn, a very large barn at it. Here i found a couple of tools and a vise to start off. Then i spent the better part of the day cleaning off the workbench in my garage.(game with the house) Now, i need help looking for anvils. Ive checked ebay, the barn i went to, and either they are incredebly ixspensive, or unbelivably cheap. And both of these dont really fit right with me. I aint a rich, so i cant really afford a 200-300 dollar anvil, and a cheap one seems of it would have something wrong with it. I know blacksmithing will not come cheap, but if there is a anvil along the lines of budget, but will take a few beatings, id gladely buy it. Also, how to make a forge. Ive looked around a bit and found some ideas on using a metal barrel or something along the lines, but where the xxxx do i will find a huge barrel, i have no clue. I also purchased the book "The complete Modern Blacksmith" since people left many good reveiws for beginner and experinced blacksmiths. I feel this book has alot of ways to start, what you should have, but not where to get the items. Any help with these subjects would be much appreciated, and you seem like a fine community. Hope i fit in Words edited