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Thanks for the warm Welcome! and Yes I am Military, currently working in the maintenance field, as a Jet Engine Technician That is a great idea! I should get with the other shops around where I work to see if I can acquire some tools or use of shop for some of the finer detail works, I know our metals shop has a lot of nifty tools I could definitely use to make life a lot easier. I have some questions about safety when placing my Forge, I have done quite a lot of searching and found minimal solid answers.. I plan to make the 55 Coal Forge as my neighbor has a Drum just laying in a pile of Junk (Treasure) and I have a fairly Decent size Back yard and a Barn attached to my house. However the problem is I cannot make any "Upgrades" to the barn as I don't own it, so I will most likely be place my forge outside. what is a minimum safe distance for my Forge to be away from my house? I'd like to set up shop inside the Barn so I can work in more comfort during the winter months (Open the Double doors to the barn and roll the Forge outside) and have my Anvil, Vice, and other tools that I acquire over time inside the barn. Also, I went over the Blueprints forum fairly well and I may be going blind but I didn't notice a forum for good beginner projects or a topic with a collaboration of projects that are simple to do. Edit: I guess making my own tools would be good starter projects, as well as maybe some other things I have seen online (S. Hooks, Candle Holders, and It seems that Fire Stoking tools are popular too) P.S. Agreed! Cold Beer is always the best way to get the door

Hi, my name is John and I am new to this Website as well as Blacksmithing! I am 22 years old, born and raised in San Diego CA, and I currently reside in Eifle Reigon in Germany, and In search of a Guild or group to join within the area! I've been lurking these forums for two days and I finally decided to pop in and say hello to the community! I have come to this site to learn the basics of Smithing and read all kinds of articles and absorb as much knowledge as I possibly can! (As well as get some great ideas for beginner projects to master the craft) A major goal for me is to eventually begin blade smithing (In due time of course), Renaissance fairs and fantasy things have always been a major interest to me. My current Project is to set up a Forge and acquire the necessary tools to begin my long journey! and I feel like things are going fairly well at this point! -Just acquired a brake Rotor and an Anvil of sorts I hope to get to know each of you and learn as much as I can! Thanks for reading!