Good evening everyone my name is Tom and I am starting to learn blacksmithing. I am ex Army heavy wheeled mechanic turned computer tech I live in the Northern Virginia area with my loving wife who supports me learning this great trade. I have so much to learn I have been reading much and watching videos on so much stuff I guess a little overload because I want to learn. I have always been a tinkerer got in trouble a lot when I was a kid took too many things apart but was unsuccessful in putting back together, but I have come a long way from that little kid braking stuff. So that is a little about me if anyone is in my area and would like to let me pick your brain for info please feel free to let me know. Anything anyone has to point me in the right direction please feel free I am getting my first STAR anvil this weekend thanks to the people on here I now know what the anvil was from posting pics and got some good info. So hope to chat more I have so many questions and I am not good at spelling or grammar so sorry ahead of time. Tom