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I first found this site a few months ago and have been lurking in the shadows sucking up knowledge. I have finally began construction of the forge at the historic farm where I volunteer (Rural Hill - Center of Scottish Heritage). I only have a few weekends left before the Scottish Festival/Highland Games in mid April, so I have to get hopping. I am basing the forge design loosely on the forges at Williamsburg and Jamestown. It will be rock/masonry construction, bottom-blast and side draft chimney. I won't get the chimney constructed before the games, but at least it should be functional (good thing it is still open on 3 sides!). I built the bellows using BP0141 as a guide. I ended up using canvas (no bucks for leather) but I did have to seal the canvas. i have photos that i uploaded into the gallery and will try to attach them....

I am a woodworker by hobby, but i also do volunteer work at a pre-revolutionary farm. I, along with others, have built a replica of the family's 1st log cabin, corn crib, root cellar, and blacksmith shop ( he was a blacksmith when he migrated to the carolinas). While we have built the structure for a small (open on 3 sides) shop for period-life demonstrations. We do not yet have a design for period accurate forge. I have several photos of other forges, (mostly from the mid 19th century) but i don't have good plans for a period accurate forge. I have plans for a double chamber bellows, and i will be building that soon. For the past few years, we have had offer of some local blacksmiths that said they would help, but so far, no one has come through. If there is any one out there that could help, i would appreciate it!:d

Hello, i am glad to be here. I am a woodworker by hobby, but i also do volunteer work at a pre-revolutionary farm. I, along with others, have built a replica of the family's 1st log cabin, corn crib, root cellar, and blacksmith shop ( he was a blacksmith when he migrated to the carolinas). While we have built the structure for a small (open on 3 sides) shop for period-life demonstrations. We do not yet have a design for period accurate forge. I have several photos of other forges, (mostly from the mid 19th century) but i don't have good plans for a period accurate forge. I have plans for a double chamber bellows, and i will be building that soon. For the past few years, we have had offer of some local blacksmiths that said they would help, but so far, no one has come through. If there is any one out there that could help, i would appreciate it!:d