keaton
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I was just wondering if it were possible for somebody to maybe find a chunk of metal big enough or weld enough pieces of tool steel together to form an anvil? Is this even possible for the average person? How could it be done if you could and how might you form it?
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Hello Keaton, from Edmonton. Can you put your location in your profile please. I am one of many Blacksmiths here in Edmonton. There is a guild that meets monthly in Leduc. Most tools you need you can make, careful what you buy for tools. What area of town are you? My daughter and I go to my shop in DT Edmonton, and I am currently learning to make hammers.
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Thanks for the great advice Mark! Any advice on what type of apron or glasses i should use? Because my little brother is only 13 safety is paramount in anything I do with him. Especially when it's around white hot metal that can give you third degree burns in a fraction of a second. My grandpa said he has an old 12" piece of I beam or rrt. He's not really sure which. Could I still use the I beam or would it bend after a while? And do normal hammers work? At least until I can make my own or do I have to round the edges first.
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hey i'm keaton and i'm considering starting blacksmithing with my little brother. i'm 17 and i live in Edmonton alberta so i don't have the luxury of some of the tools that some of you rural folk may have. I've already mapped out a scrap and auto yard for a brake drum forge. and my brother and i are going shopping for tools. any suggestions on places to look for tool or where i could get some flat piece of metal to bang on? let me know -Keaton
