New to the forge. Got into it with my 14 year old son who loves building things and wanted to make his own parts for different projects he was working on; of course he is also interested in making blades (his first attempt in the attached pic). Something new to do during COVID and having a blast but so much to learn. So far we have been using scrap steel (railroad spikes etc...) and short lengths of mild steel from local hardware store but it is so expensive. Anyone know of a place in the Philadelphia area where you can buy hobbyist amounts of steel? Most of the steel yards I have looked into are only open for huge commercial purchases and the online places seem to have pretty significant shipping costs (not a surprise but still, it adds up quickly). Any other suggestions on where to get steel of known quality? Thanks for all the great info here. Looking forward to continuing to learn.
