sgtstraightrazor

I have a Torrey that generally shaves like a dream, but I rolled the bevel on my strop. I have a Geo. Johnson from about 1890 that is great. But my go to is a Sheffield Army Special. Been trying to get my hands on a WB, but no dice.

I bought him a Stanley anti-vibration 2 lb cross pein hammer to start. It was something like $18. Face shields are on their way. I am neurotic about safety glasses, as I've been hit in the eye with stuff before. We have a scrap yard about a mile from home, so we'll probably stop by there and see if he can pick some scrap metal to start with. We are sure looking forward to starting off.

I'm in the Saginaw Bay area, about 45 minutes north of Flint. The username is pretty straightforward. I am a police sergeant, and I use straight razors to shave. I was an Army SGT, too. 1996-2004.

I'm just setting up our first forge. My 13-year old son decided he wants a starter set up for his birthday, and I've always wanted to take up blacksmithing, so here we are. I'm going to set up a pretty basic coal forge in an old charcoal grill with dirt and fire brick lining the bottom. I've ordered a cross pain hammer and am working on getting a piece of railroad track or an anvil. He's picking out his tongs. We have eye/ear protection and face shields. Anything else I should make sure we have before we get started?