dagr8tim Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Hi, I've been lurking around for afew days and finally decided to register. I've always been fascinated with blacksmithing since I was a kid and went to a living history village and saw the blacksmithing demo. Afew months ago I had a chance to take part in a blacksmithing and knife making demo. I had a blast and that got me thinking about the practical aspects of actually creating a forge. Anyways, I'm looking around my garage for donor materials for a forge. I've got an old propane grill that I was thinking about lining with some refractive materials. I also picked up a weed burner awhile back that I think could be modified with a venturi style intake. I'm basing this design on a washtub forge I saw on youtube awhile back. As for materials, I'd like to start messing with knives and maybe eventually try making a sword. My main hobby is automotive, so I've got quite afew old coil and leaf springs from working on my 2 Jeeps. I'd like to use them as raw materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Creek Blacksmith Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Welcome to IFI, and you might think about joining Southern Ohio forge and anvil. They have their own web site look around on it and join you will only benefit yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 And the Mid Ohio Blacksmiths, MOB, was based out of Columbus Ohio; I saw a bunch of them while I was at Quad-State last weekend! And one of them had had a bladesmith Hammer-In in a suburb of Columbus in June. Send me an e-mail and I'll give you his address! Also some of the old Mobsters are now involved in the Idea Foundry in Columbus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagr8tim Posted September 30, 2010 Author Share Posted September 30, 2010 And the Mid Ohio Blacksmiths, MOB, was based out of Columbus Ohio; I saw a bunch of them while I was at Quad-State last weekend! And one of them had had a bladesmith Hammer-In in a suburb of Columbus in June. Send me an e-mail and I'll give you his address! Also some of the old Mobsters are now involved in the Idea Foundry in Columbus. Thanks for the info. I actually had my blacksmithing demo at the Idea Foundry. As for the Hammer-In, I believe that was in Johnstown, and I was given a flyer for it when I was at the Idea Foundry. That weekend turned out to be a bad weekend for me and I couldn't attend. If you are referring to the guy I think you are. He lives about 2 miles away from me and I have his email address somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Welcome aboard, glad to have you! We fire and hammer addicts LOVE company. Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Adlai at Maccabee Forge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagr8tim Posted September 30, 2010 Author Share Posted September 30, 2010 Adlai at Maccabee Forge? That would be him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.