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    Ok so I can use a rotor as my fire pit, but I will have to replace it eventually. I might consider making a hefty fire pot later on after the forge is built. For the table and side what gauge or thickness steel should I use, and where do you buy yours? Also if the third forge in the pictures you sent is yours, I really like it! If it is can you give me the dimensions of it cause I would like to model my forge after it, and are the sides angle iron? Lastly is there any special features on it like a clinker breaker? Thanks so much
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    really nice idea that I might steal and make for my dad, as long as you don't mind. Seems like a simple forging process, although getting the head at the correct angle seems a bit difficult.
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    It seems I am bettermaybe fr tom Akers ya end forge then. I don't mind the labor cause I love that stuff, but if I want to make a nice forge like Andrews, it seems that the material cost will be high. I suppose a hand cranked blower can be made as well, but I am wondering if it will be worth the money and labor the time it is done. Thanks for the photos
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    Guys from PA smiths, if any of the guys at a meet are selling a forge and forge blower let me know and send a few pictures if you can. I would build my own, but I figured that if everything is there for a good price, hey not get a ready made one. Also hat are the forges at your meets made of, and what is the construction of them? Thanks so much
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    Ok thanks
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    yeah lol I know I was told. Then what I did was go look them up and add them to my favorites so I would not loose it. Well I was wrong about loosing them because my brother downloaded Windows 10 on the computer, and all the favorites I had were gone. I wrote it down too, but I think it accidentally got throw pn out because it wasn't with my other notes. I am getting s notebook to be more organized. Sorry Thanks for the help everybody.
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    Hi, I was gonna put this in bladesmithing, but I figured files are used in other smithing projects as well. So I was recomended Nicholson files, but I am not sure which to get. There are so many types, sizes, and cuts. Can somebody tell me what are some good files to start out with? Like what cut, roughness, size, and if flat or half round? Thanks
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    Hi, I am gonna be making a new carving and was thinking about carving a relief of a blacksmith shop. I was looking for some good pictures on google, but there weren't many. I don't have a shop or else I would carve that. Simple will probobly be best! Thanks!
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    Alright thanks. Hope I can make the next closest meet. Seems like I will learn a lot! thanks
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    Yeah my brother is a volunteer fire man and he will provoke have to go on standby as well. Especially Monday thru Tuesday if hurricane juacene hits us. How does the meets work if there is inclement weather? Is there a rain date or is it inside?
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    Cool thanks nice work
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    Ok thanks. I really wish I could go the weekend but I cant . So do I bring my own gear when I go? Also, are most of the meets in Paradise or Stroudsburg? Thanks
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    cool idea. Got any pics
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    Yeah just saw that. Too bad I am doing something then or else I would go. Maybe the December one I hope. Can i go as a guest if I don't join? If I do, do I still get to make the project they are making? Thanks
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    Hi, I am looking around to see if any of you experienced guys out there are from NJ, so that one day I can visit and learn a thing or two from you. Also if you know of any groups that get together and forge almost like a meet somewhere in NJ; NJBA is inactive or else i would join them. Thanks
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    carved horse

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    Thanks frosty. Yeah i must of misheard him Roan is the color. Red roan i suppose to be exact. Thanks to you and charles because you guys respond to everything and are a big help!
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    carved horse

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    carved horse
    Yeah lol thats what everyone says make a chess set. I dont think im gonna become a farrier, just seems interesting.
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    carved horse

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    carved horse
    Besides black smithing, I also love woodworking. I mainly carve but I do other stuff once in a while. I go to a school in Wayne NJ called the American Woodcarving School. I go every Saturday for 3.5 hours in the afternoon. This horse I have been working in since February. It is made of basswood and the brown coloring is not paint. It is woodburning that puts the hair texture which is very fine. It is going to be painted Rome color which is reddish brown and will have a White on top of the snout. The eyes are going to be dark brown and have epoxy on them which will make them look like glass. The base is going to be black and look a bit like rocks. I will post a picture when it is finished. Funny thing is that I started carving it before I knew or was interested in farriers. Let me know what you think!
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    Ok thanks guys I am making a post on wax reviews, and I just bought 1 pound of paraffin wax on Amazon, but it came with 3, 1 pound boxes. So I was thinking of selling/ trading the other 2 boxes for a wax I don't have like bowling alley wax and gliders wax. I'm not sure if you are interested or not, 1 box is 1 pound and has 4 bars of wax in it. I'll trade both boxes with you if you have any of those waxes I mentioned before. If not then maybe I can save them for if I do demos or need a quick fix if I like them. also you don't melt it when using it correct, just rub it in on the wipe off the excess? Thanks
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    I will try it out. Can I take it out of cotton shirts or bandanas? If so how, and if not how do I get it? Thanks
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    hi, oh I thought that was straight out the forge and I was wondering how you keep your stuff so clean! Anyway trewax does seem like a good option and I am trying o figure out what wax I should use myself. I am going to be putting up a post on reviews of different kinds of waxes that people use. They include candle wax, Penetrol, paraffin wax, beeswax, shoe cream, classic mix, trewax, gliders wax, floor wax, wax based floor polish, Renaissance wax, etc. that will all be added over time. Eventually it will get into using oils and such. It is gonna help me and lots of guys like us. It is gonna be really good, and if it is really good maybe I will try to see if I can make it into a book to sell on this site to raise so money for the site. Good luck with the wax!
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    How did you make that so shiny and clean looking straight out of the forge? How did you remove any rust too? Thanks
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    oh that was the right stuff. I wasn't sure because it said paste not wax. I saved that ulr in my favorites so I might go buy some today. Should I get different colors? Thanks
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