MickKrug

Agree with all above! Here in central Pa. scrap steel is same as Az. about $.50 pp.... Most garages will give you ones laying outside their scrap bin (and a dozen of donuts early in the morning may get it carried to your vehicle) I cut an old one off of a rebuilt dodge pick-up project back in 2019 Joey asked about blacksmithing a knife out of it, I assisted (let Joey do most of the work) turned out pretty well!

Ha ha! Yep! Just moved it back with my Perrin today... Sure have! David shared a lot of info with me (mostly research from his book) he is who led me to Iforgeiron!! Swedefiddle, sure do LOL! I’m keeping an eye out for a smaller in diameter to take with me to re-enactments later! :-)

Welcome from the Allegheny Mtns. in Pennsylvania! Yes indeed! Nice anvil! Sounds like you're heading in the right direction! I built a stand for my anvil a couple of years ago (haven't used it much. Pic is when I fabricated it with a repro. garden claw for a customer the same day in 2019 :-) ) but agree with Irondragon! Last year I cut some Ash Trees and had a "Y" that I couldn't split by hand so put it in my shop to use as a stand, to use with a wooden hammer and to straighten forged steel without damaging the twist edges! have pics of my welded stand but need to go out and take pic of my wooden one!

Iron dragon, yes indeed! Very nice! I’ll have to also give them a try with your RR spike knives! Daswulf, did you say you still set-up at C.W. Re-enactments? Settler? We are scheduled all year with the Infantry. Almost every other weekend! (Not suttler’s yet

Wouldn’t happen to have any pics would ya? :-)

Thanks George N.M. for the comments! Will do on the Anvil #1. Greatly appreciate your knowledge in Blacksmithing as well as David Einhorn’s who has me digging a little deeper into the C.W. Trade! Frosty: Thanks for the advice! Hopefully all will go well with those endeavors! Daswulf: Ed sure is! That Forge Table, Perrin Anvil, Tools and Post vise were all purchased from Ed at Atlas! thanks for the advise! Taken well and will do! Irondragon: Thanks also to you! Advice taken well and Will do! ”I'm envious of your Perrin anvil and forge. Any name on the forge? Kinda looks like a Canady Otto to me.” :-) I’ll have to check that forge fire pan... I know it’s stamped but well used so hard to read! Still catching up to this forum and posting and such! Look forward to discussing/posting more with you all!

Thanks! Yes, Anxious to get started with both! I’ll have to check more on that forge? I believe it does have some stamping on the fire pot.... Thanks Thomas! Will do!

The one that I bought is not C.W. Period (before 1865) for reenacting but close to size! Through US Army manuals they were 100 lbs. for Traveling Forges! :-)

George N.M. //There are also historical re=enactment events such as the North-South Skirmish Association (US Civil War), American Revolution, Mountain Man, SCA (medieval), various LARP events, etc.. I did well for a couple of years at the local Oktober Fest but kind of saturated the market. Old time farm events are often good. Basically, any place where folk congregate and have some disposable income.// Thanks George! I'm actually checking into these events myself! Started a Weld/Fab side business 3-4 years ago. i do small projects but, while chatting with David Einhorn and others, like yourself, I'm building up a forge and blacksmith shop in my business. As I stated to David E. My son and I joined a C.W. Reenactment group here in Central Pa... I see the need for Reenactment gear as David mentions in his book: Civil War Blacksmithing. IE; Old time BBQ Grills, tent stakes, hooks for lamps, muskets, goods etc... if I get going on this, I may be able to be a suttler at C.W. events! Just bought this anvil (pic#1) from my boss at a HD Truck repair Co. he had two, the other was a 120# Fisher, pretty rough! Talked to my good friend Ed Claypool at Atlas Forge in Uniontown Pa. He stated that when demonstrating B.M people come running when they hear the ringing of the anvil :-) I know it's not period but it is 118# enough to drag around with me to these events! My son (pic#2 with me) will eventually keep the business going, but for now loves the infantry/muskets! Pic# 3 is my anvil (213# Perrin) and Forge I'm setting up now in my weld shop! Thanks to all of your comments! Soli Deo Gloria! BTW I'm going to fix/weld the top of the the anvil with hardened rod to resurface my new P.W! ;-)

LOL... Thanks for the info on Karl's Book.... Looks like I'll just be purchasing your book! LOL I may have asked before, but was there a difference in the Infantry wheeled traveling forge and the Artillery's? I can wait on your book to find out, but you know how curiosity gets the best of ya! ;-) Thanks again!

Thank you David for all the research and work with the Civil War Traveling Forge! Saves us all time and research! I pm’d you yesterday (being new to the forum) and told you a little about myself... I have a side business in welding & fabrication work and am recently (2019) started merging blacksmithing with the business. My son (11) is homeschooled and really loves the civil war history! (Many vacations to Gettysburg Battlefield) A couple of months ago, he had the opportunity to enlist with the 110th Pa. Infantry as a flag bearer and Lt.’s aid. We attended our first re-enactments at Zoar Oh. with 40th P.V. He loved it (so did I) to make along story-short, I talked with some folks who knew about your forge and said, “you would be able to guide me in the ‘right’ direction!” I’m going to purchase your book and Karl Orndorff’s, Blacksmith’s Traveling Forge History and Specifications! I have seen another civil war blacksmith’s video that used a limber for all the tools the blacksmith/farrier would carry in conjunction with the traveling forge? Is this mostly the case? Just asking? Like I said, this is all new to me! I believed I also asked you in the pm, “Were all the blacksmiths for the Armies in the civil war, enlisted? If so, did they mostly wear uniforms/hats with their forging aprons? Or wear traditional blacksmith/farrier clothing of the time period? Thanks so much for all you do and have done for the trade! Sola Fide, Mick