Jimmyiorn

Thank you all, 

daswulf: sounds good

i will try to get some pics up too

Thanks

im in canonsburg, it is cast steel so I think I may build a stand a give it a try, I would like to forge my own hammer

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