Jymm Hoffman

More of what Ferrous says, Western Reserve in Ohio, Pittsburgh group: Pittsburgh Area Artist-Blacksmiths Association Homepage , there is also a group out of Oil City, as well as the Niagara group of New York Designer Blacksmiths. Most, not Oil City, can be found on the ABANA affiliates list. Eventually you should have an ABANA chapter in Erie. Until then, if you are willing to drive 2 -3 hours, you will be able to go to some really good meetings/hammer ins/ demonstrations.

Here is another source for work shoes for wide feet:
Wide Width Steel Toe Boots, Steel Toe Work Boots In Wide Sizes, Extra Wide Steel Toe Boot, Wide Safety Boots, Extra Wide Steel Toe Work Boots And Shoes
I was reluctant to try to buy without trying, but I did buy a pair of shoes from them that do fit my wide foot, walking/work shoes, no steel toe. They request a tracing of your foot with measurements to help in the process. If you don't scuff the shoes up, you can return them. They fit me very nicely. The shoes I bought are actually made in Pennsylvania, a pleasant surprise to me as I too prefer to buy Made in the USA.
I prefer to wear wooden shoes when standing on concrete, as my shop has a concrete floor. Wooden shoes are my everyday work shoe.

Please keep getting the word out about the stolen anvils. I am supposed to get the replacements tomorrow and will post pics of those.

I guess it is time to introduce myself to those that don't know me, and maybe I will stop the little message in the corner.....
Thanks Glenn for the site and posting my current problem of anvil thieves.

For those that don't know me, I am in Western Pa, active with the Pittsburgh Area Artist Blacksmith Association, check out their site for more info about me as well: Pittsburgh Area Artist-Blacksmiths Association Homepage and I frequently post on forgemagic.com.

I had not planned on going public with the anvils until I had tested them. I am still in the development and hopefully test phase soon. Several people have asked me about prices. I do not have concrete prices from the foundry and heat treat facility heat. We are now going to try H13 that comes highly recommended by a friend that used to make dies for large forging presses and hammers. He has been trying to talk me out of S7 and the foundry just had a problem getting it, but has H13 in stock. So once I get things nailed down, I will let you know. This pattern is also designed to be cast without a horn as well. This whole process has taken longer than I had hoped. I do not know how H13 will work until I put it under the hammer. I was supposed to have these in June, but had to scrap those out. Then again in July, but we changed the pattern, then the foundry was backed up, just one thing after another. I never thought I would go into dealing blacksmith tools, but will keep you posted. I just wanted to improve the historical look of my period set up and maybe have something to offer others interested in the same.