MouaChan

Thanks Frosty, I didn't know how general I was being but yes I think I have an idea of where to go from here now.

Oh another thing is I would prefer to stay away from gas forges because I feel like having to pay for a torch and all isnt the way I wanna go about it Id prefer a bellow and coal or charcoal or wood kind of forge unless you guys can find me a cheap way or give me price range on refilling gas and how long they last ?

Nice frosty I knew you could really use anything as an anvil but for some reason I forgot about tree stumps and logs... thanks I think I found my anvil now aha. I was thinking of buying a metal bucket and then just cutting a hole for a bellow of some sort and putting in fire bricks? would that work? I would square out the bucket.

Sweet thanks everyone I'll run off and go talk around and hopefully I'll be forging by summertime this year.

sorry i havent been replying but i just got done reading all the tips. I'll get more specific with my needs sorry i didnt do this the first time aha. so I did look on campus and im sure they wont let me play around with a forge and start forging knives because thats what I really want to learn to do is handforge knives and weapon. As of right now I have no other application for forging yet cause like I said I do not own my own home im renting and constantly changing houses and im pretty sure they wont let me have a forge in the basement or nothing like that. Another thing is Im not looking for an anvil and furnace and what not I just wanted to know if there are things I could pick up to use as a anvil and furnace. I drive a 05 camry so i wouldnt want to put too much weight in my car it'll kill the shocks i just need something easily moveable in the case that I pick up and move to another house or apartment. Thanks again for all the help i will keep in mind all of what you guys have said. oh and my experience is none and i have tried to contact the close by blacksmiths and dont seem to get any response any of you know the WI blacksmiths?

Hello, I was wondering if any of you would happen to have any knowledge of how I would go about learning blacksmithing as a college student. I want to have my own shop but I do not own a house only renting in my college town. Are there a such thing as a portable forge or something like that? could it be fashioned out of something? stuff like that would be nice know how for me. Then there's the thing about if any of you are in the Wisconsin Badgers Blacksmithing and if you could share some information about that with me I emailed them and have not received a response for a week or so now.

Thanks everyone for the information hopefully I'll get to work with someone soon and pick up knowledge of blacksmithing from all of you.

Hello all, Thanks for all the warm welcomes. If anyone does want to know I am currently residing in Menomonie Wisconsin so if there are any smiths close by let me know I'll be more than happy to find some free time to come and watch you work or learn from your skills.

Hello all my name is Chan I'm from Minnesota but i go to school in Wisconsin at the university of Wisconsin stout and I'm trying to learn to blacksmith traditionally as a hobby and I figured going to a forum would be the best way to learn from the professionals like all of you fine people please.