I been watching from the sideline for some time now. I stay pretty busy so could never find time to join up. My doctor made sure I had plenty of time when he removed a large tumor from my bladder Wednesday. So while I'm laid up, y'all stuck with me.
I was just starting to get into hot metal when I started getting sick. I have my grandfather's anvil from the early 1800's. It's in pretty bad shape but still useable. I have an improvised anvil I made and a charcoal furnace I also made. The furnace will be either modified or replaced. It's just not as good as I thought. Maybe in a couple of weeks I will feel like swinging my hammer. Lord knows, I need the practice.
So, now that y'all know I'm sick, you have to take it easy on me. Right?
Oh, I did read the sticky. Then read it again, and will probably read it several more times along with a lot of other useful information in this forum. Heck, y'all may never hear from me again if I read everything in IFI. That's a lot of reading.
Looking forward to learning more.