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Blacksmith Girl

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  1. It's lump charcoal, I can't seem to get it to burn blue. I'll try breaking it up into even chunks next time.
  2. I cant get a blue flame with charcoal, i am using royal oak. whats the trick?
  3. As for blacksmith tools the only thing I don't have are tongs. Now that section below the blower duct, that slides open, I am guessing to regulate air flow?
  4. I think the handle was added at some point. there is a spot for a blower underneath. There is a Blacksmiths group not too far, I plan to contact them, Also currently the forge and anvil are being stored in my garage but I will be moving them into the workshop in back, I also have a large air compressor, do you think that might work with an adapter?
  5. Well I finally got my first forge, It's a rectangular 12 1/2" x 16 1/2" Champion forge I picked up off craigslist for $80. It's a tad rusty but a good solid 1/4" thick. sadly it has no blower. any suggestions for a cheap one?
  6. I've been to the different hardware stores where I live and none of them carry those items, the nearest distributor of firebrick is in orlando (70 miles away) so when you account for traveling it would cost quite a bit.
  7. I am mostly interested in Blades and metal art. I dont have the skills or resources to build a forge.
  8. I am seriously looking at buying this forge but I would like to know if any of you have any opinions on the quality of it, http://orlando.craigslist.org/tls/2742314825.html
  9. well it's taken a few real heavy hits with my 9lb hammer with no scuffs or marks of any kind, so I am happy with it.
  10. Oh so it's rare? How neat. I think I like my anvil even more now. :D
  11. . So who exactally was Henry Wright? There is very little to no info on these anvils.
  12. OK St. Pete is near Tampa which is about 80 miles on I-75
  13. OK, now the face of my anvil has the obvious wear and tear, it does have a good degree of hammer marks. should i try to smooth it? or do I leave it as is, and I think at some point it fell on the point of it's horn as it's a bit flat at the tip.
  14. The problem with a wood base is Termites. we just had to deal with a major infestation in the shop. As for the anvil stand there are 2 strips of metal on the botton that seem to be bowed. I figure if I can straighten these out and then set an 80lb bag of cement in there that should keep it in place fairly well, Possibly a block of cement too say 120lbs
  15. Actually it's not too bad as it is a small 80lb anvil, infortunately it was welded to the stand when I bought it, and the stand wobbles.
  16. She's not much but she's my first true anvil Henry Wright Solid 80
  17. I have found that the 14" files from harbor frieght work great, very tough to work with and holds a great edge.
  18. Knifemaking, once I get really good at that then I'll look into custom pieces and a bigger anvil Oh and this thing cost me 205 with tax, advertised as a Vulcan. the Vulcan next to it was 185
  19. Here you go, It was welded to the stand when I bought it.
  20. It also depends greatlty on the area too. the area from Ocala Fl, up to gainesville, is very old and there are a lot of Farriers, and most of those have been around many generations. It is easy to walk into some places and buy virually all your blacksmithing needs. and cause they are older tools they tend to be a bit cheaper than new stuff.
  21. In central FL the smaller antique anvils such as 50lbs go for 130-150, 80lbs 185-300, etc.
  22. OK so I picked up one of these the other day, but I can't find any info on it. can anyone here give me any opinions? from what I can read on the side it says Henry Wright England Solid 80 Is this anvil any good?
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