Old South Creations

Welcome to IFI Jeremy!

nice find...congrats!

nice looking forge...great job!

Nice job Stormcrow. I may have to 'borrow' your idea!

beautiful work!

sweet! great find!

great job!

nice job on the snake

Nice texture. I like your modified hammer...I might just have to "borrow" that idea!

Nice work!

nice score on the books, etc. Rain has been crazy done my way too...sorry about your shop

wow, need old shop

Seems like a good deal. You might could  get your money back if you didn't need/want all 3 forges & blowers!

nice score! congrats!

Looks great. If it were me I would put the stock in front the side rather than the front...unless of course you only plan to make small items...just my preference. 

I used a screw on cap on my first forge as a ash dump and I welded a small handle onto it...a LOT easier to turn when it did get stuck. On my latest forge I have an exhaust flapper with a counter weight (RR spike)...I like it a lot better.

And, as already mentioned, your horseshoe is oriented correctly! :)

sweet! congrats on a great find

Nice work

My AIA book on page 303 says his anvil was made in 1902. (The serial number is either 77081 or 77681...)

 My bad, you are absolutely correct...1902...I left out a digit...thanks for the correction!

according to  the serial numbers you provided your anvil was made in 1893

I've never seen a Buffalo Forge anvil but, as an American company, they wouldn't have used the hundred weight system. There were hundreds of English anvil makers at one time...Postman has identified a couple hundred or so. Sometimes their Id's are just lost to history.

nice score!

My latest acquisition- a 175 lb Trenton (farrier pattern) made in 1910

ah, I didn't realize that the open end was the front. After re-reading your post I realize, now, that you did that for longer pieces. Seems like a long way to have to reach to get to your fire...just my opinion. I would definitely make a cutout on the back for longer pieces to pass through. It doesn't have to be very wide...maybe 6-8" .

as already stated, you'll be much happier with 4 legs instead of 6. I would also cut out the sides on either side of the firepot. I like your tong holder...looks far enough away that they shouldn't get hot

very cool! thanks for sharing!