Hello all my name is Jim and I live about 30 min south of Pittsburgh Pa, I do coal mine service for a machinery producer. I have been reading on the site for a few weeks now and have been trying to soak it all in, great site.
i got into black smithing about 8 years ago with a rivit forge, post vice and a 110# ASO from HF cast steel Russian . I did some pounding just couldn't put enough time into it then. I recently got going again and I definitely have the bug.
I have since picked up a #115 Peter Wright, built a brake rotor forge and have been hammering every chance I get making hooks, forks, hardy tools, punches, drifts, ect. I will be working on building a small shop to work in, and hopefully talking and meeting some people from here to get better at the craft.
?#1 would the ASO that I have listed above be of any use as a striking anvil.
i will try to get some pics on here asap
thanks
