Tom Lumpkins

The old guy lives right beside the place, if you called he would have came over. .

Thats awesome.. I bet everything in that catalog is made in the usa to.. Thanks for sharing with us..

Glad you got her going. and looking forward to seeing the picture's..

I live out in the woods and have neighbor's on both sides of me. And I would imagine the one neighbor is mad at me for waking her up for the last ten weekends. But I drive trucks and only have one day a week to do my thing, I will normaly wait till eight or eight thirty then start. When I go out after I'm working for a few minute's I hear her dog barking . so I know I woke her and she's let the dog out.. She called in on me one time over my dog's instead of calling me and telling me there was a problem. She didn't know that we had a good friend that worked at the dog pound. and got the call from them right after she called.

Hello, As some of you know, I'm a OTR Truck driver and I get around. And I would love to meet others that like to pound metal.. I don't want nothing from you. Just wanta meet and shake hands and maybe sit down and have a cup of coffee and shoot the bull. If you want to meet, Send me a pm with your phone number and town where you live and I'll give you a shout when I'm in the area. Recently I had the honor to meet Art "Finnr" up there in WI, And we sit down and had a good time..Glenn made this possible, It was pretty wild the way it all worked out,, I was on the road and I found out that I was going to be goiing right by Arts house so I called the house and got the wife to get on I Forge Iron and see if Art was in the Chat Room, He wasn't But Glenn was.. He made the calls and the rest is history... Thanks Glenn

Thanks Guy's .. I sure wished I had one more day off. I'm atempting to build a anvil stand . but I guess that'll have to wait till next weekend. Fixen to pull out and head down to Alabama.

Update.. Well I got the smoke pipe in and got to fire it up today.. it seems to draw pretty good. I still have to hook up the air and seal the roof.. But she's coming along pretty good. Planning on making a coal run next month. while I'm on Vacation.. Here' some picture's.

I know you have waiting to see this Eric..

http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f7/found-texas-9297/ Here's the link to the thread I started awhile back. There's plenty of Picture's .. The place is North of Lufkin. and on the right side of 59. take a look at the first picture. thats what to look for , Have fun.. Here's his number=936-632-2580== I think he is closed mon and tues.. call ahead..so you don't drive all the way and the place be closed.

The old guy likes bud.. LOL.. Besure and plan to spend sometime there he has stuff buried all over . The Place is north of Lufkin and is on the right..

WELCOME, to the site. I would post a wanted add on the tailgate section of the forum, plus get out and hit some of the junk store's. .. also you might want to check on Blacksmith groups. I think there's a Blacksmith Group down there in Memphis, Some of those guy's might be able to steer you in the right direction, plus its good to join a group for the learning and to meet other's

the drum will just sit in there, I want to get a regular fire pan in the future with the clinker BUSTER built in,, But it'll have to wait, Money is real tight.

This was sure enough a learning experience for me , I've had a ark welder and mig welder for years and never took the time to learn to use them, The welding on the hood is terrible, But it'll work. I also learned to ware a long sleeve shirt while welding, My Arm got burnt pretty bad.. lol I still have to finish the table and hook up the air and weld a rail so I'll have a place to put the tongs. and then I'' attempt to build a anvil stand.. Thanks Eric for sharing your Hood and set up with us. You gave me the " I can do it" Attitude.

I finaly get a good long weekend at the house, And as luck would have it , Its pouring down rain.. I reckon I'm going to get wet today.. lol

Thanks boy's .. would have responded early but been pretty busy..I'm down here in Macon,Ga sitting at a sav a lot. waiting to unload at one am.. Great way to spend a nite.. A darn train just went by and sounded the horn..Don't reckon there'll be much sleep for Tom and the other poor souls.. That are here..

Thanks you guy's. Sure wished I would have been home to celibrate ..But gotta do what I gotta do to put the meat on the table..