Red Wolf Arkie

Red Wolf Arkie,

First, welcome to IFI.  Great site for blacksmithing.

Your inquiry regarding fire brick...  What part of Arkansas are you located?  I'm in the Jasper-Harrison area.  A friend told me that the Harrison location of ABC Block & Brick carried fire brick.  Beyond that, I can't speak authoritatively.  You might give them a call to the location nearest you.  He said they were relatively cheap, inasmuch as he had bought some there...don't know when.  Alternatively, search or do the yellow pages for refractory shops, pottery suppliers, kiln stores, etc. that might be in your area.  Here is a link to the ABC locations:

http://abcblock.com/locations/

Interested in smithing? There might be a chapter of BOA (Blacksmith Organization of Arkansas) in the NW (NW part of the state) and Central (Little Rock) chapters near you.  A recent spin-off from BOA is an excellent group of folks called "Northeast Arkansas Blacksmiths" in the Jonesboro area.  They have a facebook page you might check out.  BOA has a semi-active facebook page for the NW chapter, "BOA Northwest Chapter".  If you would like more info on either group, reply to me here on the IFI message board (I'm a NW Chapter member).  BTW, the NW Chapter is having a monthly meeting tomorrow, Saturday, April 20 at the Tired Iron Old Engine Show in Gentry; far northwest part of the state.  You are most welcome to come by and visit.

I posted here in the message board so as not to publicly interfere with Glenn Conner's (the IFI forum owner) suggestion you check the IFI Store.

Regards, Tom Bates(aka "arkie" on IFI)  (the original arkie...LOL)