Thank you all for the positive feedback, the encouragement and the warm welcome!
Yeah I figured i needed something behind it for safety, might take your advice Arkie and just use a large scrap of sheet metal. I like your idea IronDragon and i actually have a ton of the tong rack material left over! I was playing with the idea of a removable rail but didn't know where to start! Thank you!! Good idea George, apologies everyone for not giving a shout out from North Florida Yeah, I'm committed now Frosty, the forge weighs just over 2,100#s. Same here!! I always wanted to make one but never laid a brick in my life before this attempt. Honestly can't believe it worked haha
Thank you DasWulf for the Firepot tip!!! I will give that a try!! I will be firing it up tomorrow and attempting my first project with it. I will post the results....no matter how it turns out haha
~Fox