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I agree with rthibeau, my side draft hood and 10 inch stack work very well, I put the gasser in front also and have never had my co2 detector go off in the shop. My coal forge is portable also and moves away from the hood when using the gasser.

Sorry Strine, SHEDS not shops,

The secret to small buildings is to get the proportion right. I think my tallest wall is 7 ft, and always put on an eaves. Dont go to high with the roof line .

Built this one 4yrs ago, used it as blaksmith shop till I moved in to bigger one. 12X8, had forge hood, anvil and treadle hammer inside, gas forge was on the porch area when in use. Still use it to store the collectable stuff. Drywalled insulated and wired, a good little shop.

Thanks Ed, I reckon I should take a risk and point and click more. Ive been working a lot of long hours, and dont check in as much as I like. Brent.

Tried to get on to Bruce Wilcocks web site, I like to look at his catalouge and virtual tour the Shetlands, but no go. Haven't seen the grammer enforcer here latley. Just wondering. Brent.

Nice Shed, I like the hammer also. You look like a content bunch.

Well , I have 2 peter wrights,124# and 180#, the 124 is the primary anvil in the shop as it is in the best condition,the other I use for its mass. Newbie anvil,I dont want to brag about luck but my brother hauls scrap and he stopped by on Fri to let me look thru his load. A wonderful load of heavy melt. The most manageable pieces I could toss out of the trailer were 4x8x23 inch. One will be used as an upsetting block, and the other I will play with. I am thinking that I will try to make an anvil similar to the Brazel brothers,that I have seen pictures of. At 208 lbs it will make a nice anvil. Gotta love living near a steel town. Just a note on mass being the big thing for an effective anvil, we have to remember that a large anvil can be a good heat sink when working lighter material,sucks the heat right out of hot iron in the morning.

You can also buy parts from beaumontmetal works should you decide to build your own. I figured about 300 for parts then my time. His machines are top rate and a more reasonable than bader. I also have a burrking 760 that I got at a bargain basement price (375 cdn),I use it daily but wouldnt spend the dollars for new. The best bang for the buck is the Beaumont, buy a basic machine and and option it out as you can afford it.

Being new to computers and smithing when I first came around I didn't know how to take PawPaw.It wasn't long before I realized that Jim was a staight shooter,and honorable man.The way he talked about his wife Sheri ,family, friends,country and craft,taught me to respect him.My being a private kind of guy I didnt get to know him but wish I had,my loss.The landscape is sure going to look different without him.My grandson calls me PaPa,it makes me smile. Brent.

Good Idea,I'm in

Will Do Jim,Thanks Brent.

I was registering across the street and they asked for a user name,I put in crosspean .so I call the shop Crosspeen Forge,notice I spell it right now. :oops:

I like to sweep up and place tools back when Im done,I think i got in the habit with the small shop,it just made starting the next time easier.Also its a good time to be looking for hot spots,another habit I got into with the small shed.

Hey Dan,please make a blueprint,I dont have a clue what your talking about.[grin].I forge pipe a lot candle sticks finials and such,would like to see your axe.

My first forge was not very well researched,I had an aluminum BBQ with a bathroom vent for air supply.Not having much success getting heat I decided my problem was air supply,thats when I spotted the old upright vacum abandoned in the corner.I plugged that sucker in,pointed the exhaust at my fire and was amazed and very happy with the rapid rate that iron was being heated.In fact I was so excited that I barley noticed when the entire molten belly of the BBQ fell to the ground . Lucky I was working outside in those days,and the garden hose was handy.