Woodyard

I am another newb not too terrible far from you. I am in Dresden,TN. Maybe we can locate someone in the middle that can help us along.

Here are a few more pics of my startup. The first one is my homemade forge with the blower installed. The second is the Buffalo Forge that came to me less the firepot. The anvil. The post vise. Most of this is in my old chicken house which is only a few yards from my main shop. I didn't want to soot it up or burn it down. d

Here are a couple of photos of the brake drum forge. I will cut a section out of sides if needed. I added another plate to make the bottom a little more evan since the photo. A diamond blade and reciprocating saw , water, and determination took care of the cutting.

Hello to all. I just got the bug bad enough in the last few weeks to get on with it. I have been interested for a few years in blacksmithing, but had a lot of other interests to contend with. I finally decided if I am going to do it, I had better get on with it,before I get to the point that I am not able. I have almost finished my semi truck brake drum forge and have already picked up an anvil ,a post vice, an old buffalo forge. I sent word to my brother who is a retired machinist that I needed an anvil and figured he knew where I could find one. Sure enough , he had two anvils, the post vice, a Buffalo Forge minus the fire pan and a few other tools. I am fortunate to have a pretty good scrap iron pile or three from my farming days. I have a pretty good bit of experience in wood working and some in metal work. I helped my brother in his shop part time for a few years, mainly turning pivot shafts for International bull dozers. I have been welding , repairing and tearing up for close to 47 years, learned to weld at about fifteen years old. You probably will not hear much from me as I will mainly be reading and gleaning info. I will probably have a question once in a while. Thank you for the forum and the opportunity to learn from you.