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as far as bladesmithing it would be hard to make ends meet but if you did decorative blacksmithing alongside of that like inazuma said, then you could probly do okay. i was over at my aunts house and she was talking about this hand crafted candle holder she bought and how beautiful it was. she paid $80 for it and i could probly makeit in an hour or less. all it was was a peice of twisted bar stock with 3 legs that were flatened to form feet at one end, tacked on it. its amazing how much money could be made with simple decorative things like that, signs holders, candle holders, stands.

i think im going to pick up the dimondback forge. i looked at the HM forges to but i like the fact that the diamondback has the end openings and a openable side. also i looked in to making my own forge because i can weld but i am just going to buy a proffesionally made one instead. once again thanks for all the help guys. also does anyone know what temperature the diamond back forge gets up to. i know you can forge weld but what is the forges acual temp.

ya i was looking at the diamondback forges on ebay they seemed really good for the price 2 Burner Blacksmith LP Propane Gas Forge - (eBay.ca item 280257359565 end time 24-Aug-08 12:32:45 EDT) does anyone know if this is a ggod deal. also i saw the chili forges last year a QUAD state in ohio. they are reasonably priced also. i am going to get one that is hot enough for forge welding since i doint want to have to buy a knew forge in a few years when im more skilled. thanks for the help so far, i was suprised how quick your responses were.

hi im new to this so be kind. im Aaron im 17 and have been smithing for over a year now. i am looking to upgrade to a gas forge. i do mostly general iron work but have started bladesmithing and hope to get in to that. if anyone could tell me about good gas forge brands or models out there that will fit my needs i would greatly appreciate it.