Hey everyone im gonna be moving to the oregon coast (Newport) and was wongering if there were any other smithies out there

Hey there

I'm up here in Portland, a few hours drive away and have a modest but functional forge setup (as long as the weather cooperates).

I seem to remember hearing about some smithies on the coast...do some digging and I'm sure you'll run into them.

Good luck and let me know if you ever head up this way

Iain

Hi, I'm also located in Portland. There's more activity along the I-5 corridor than I'm aware of on the coast. There's a blacksmith shop in Gearhart, Or. just north of Seaside, Or. on hiway 101, run by John Emmerling one of the board members of the NWBA. Check out blacksmith.org (NWBA site) and snoop around and introduce yourself. I do some of my smithing at Ft. Vancouver National Historic site. We have a guild and are a seperate ABANA affiliate, although most of us belong to the NWBA also. Welcome!