derrabe

I am new to black smithing and I am looking to get my stuff setup and some practice stock. I keep hearing to go to the scrap yard and find a good chunk of steel to use for an anvil. How do you find a good scrap yard? the only scrap yards I can find while looking on google maps is auto salvage place near me. Also what kind of pricing should I expect to pay for scrap steel.

That is good to know....see really green behind the gills on this.

Thank you for the link, I have been to their page in my googling, but I will delve a little deeper...Mostly skimmed previously due to the word artistic in the title I am looking probably more practical uses then art. I did see that the NWOhio group is having an open forge event this weekend so I am planning on heading down there to get my feet wet so to speak.

Hi all, I live in SE Michigan area and I am interested in learning black smithing/knife making to do as a hobby and on weekends. I see there is a company called Tillers international that offers a blacksmithing class in Scotts Michigan about a 3 hour drive from me, but the earliest opening they have is over a month and a half away. I have no prior experience so I would be starting from ground zero. My question is does anyone know somewhere that might have a class sooner and or closer. I am not worried about the drive but if it was closer I wouldn't complain. I also would really like a weekend option to avoid having to take vacation to learn, but willing to for the right opportunity. I found online that there is a NW Ohio Blacksmiths group that meets around the Toledo area and have sent off an email to see if they know of any beginners classes in their area. But I came across your forums on my google questing and figured this looks like another avenue for information.