Hi. I'm Randell Warren, from Corona NM. I was a member of this board for a while before suffering a stroke and some minor brain damage. My tag was DocBlacklight. I have gone through a lot since then and after many helpings of humble pie, I am trying to move back into the wonderful world of smithing.
During the last couple years my life has changed a lot and metalwork took a big backseat but I'm finally confident enough to give it another shot.
I have a small coal forge, hand crank, and I've spent a lot of time reading voraciously. I look forward to talking to you all again, this time without a silly nickname or a wheelbarrow load of false confidence. Very glad to see this forum has flourished and grown so much!
And Glenn... The answer was borax. Haha.