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Sent you a email NJANVILMAN I can not send you a message on here I keep getting a error.

Thanks frosty I think I want to make good knives.

Thank you Charles for the warm welcome I love working on cars and trucks or just about anything to be honest. So I know how you feel and I did some shoeing of horses when I was stations in OK in Fort Sill I worked on a cattle ranch on the weekends and learned some stuff.

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 

Thank you I will do that

If I missed where I can find someone please point me in the right direction. 

Good evening all I am new to this site and I see so much info. I saw that the central VA BS group is inactive does anyone know if there is anyone I could learn from near Manassas Va?

Thanks 

Thank you all so much for your help it is much appreciated. I now have something to beat on still need something to heat is and hold it and then some steel. 

Thanks 

Thank you so much you have helped me a great deal. I will be back to this site a lot have a great night.

the owner says 225lbs they put it on a scale. Also could you point me to what the Ball bearing test is. Sorry 

I am in Northern Virginia near Manassas

Good evening.

I am trying to get started with blacksmithing and I have a chance to get this anvil for 400$ the pictures are all I have of it. Is there anyone who can tell me something about this anvil should I get it or not please let me know.

Thanks