Timothy Cook

Thanks for the welcome! I will probably become somewhat of a nuisance and have a ton of questions when I start setting up my shop, I've done chosen a spot under the shed on the side of my woodshop. I just got a lot of clearing out to do. LOL I want to make a bellows and maybe a brick forge. Oh, and I live in Haralson County out in the boondocks near Bremen.

Hello Everybody, I've been interested in blacksmithing for several years now, even before I found out that my Grandfather (Buddy D. Cook) had a small shop on his farm and dabbled some making and repairing farm implements and other tools. I kind of inherited his anvil and some of his tools, but the forge was deteriorated and his blower (I think it was a Champion) got sold by a relative. I'm thinking of setting up my own little shop to play in. A few years ago I read "The Art of Blacksmithing" by Bealer and recently started rereading it. So glad I found this community today.