RSnip988

 I'm worried about just jumping in and spending alot, with no idea what I'm doing.

That's kind of what I did!  

Well I built my forge from an old disc brake mounted on a 55gal drum with a shop vac as a blower(using a dimmer switch for regulation of speed) the setup only cost me about $35 for the plumbing parts at Lowes, then I found the coal locally for around $7.50 for 50#.bags.  So the forge costs little to build (assuming you have some things laying around)

RKS

I've been reading up on blacksmithing for quite some time and finally got my forge & anvil setup!

I attempted to make some tongs the other day and only got one half of the tongs done.

I was tired and my elbow started hurting after a few hours, but it was a fun learning experience!

Glad to be part of the group.

RKS