February 21, 201115 yr The google ads at the top of the page in the Anvils section showed an Interesting ad for "used blacksmith".
February 22, 201115 yr Most of us have been used or abused in some way. Some more than others. Mark<><
February 22, 201115 yr The ads on this site are the bain of my existence. Every time i open pictures from a first post in a thread, the advertisements block my view of the pictures. I know they are needed to help pay the bills, but it is getting to the point where i don't even bother to open the pictures in the first post of a thread.
February 22, 201115 yr I'm not puter savy but I haven't encountered that problem yet. Could it be your computer? Just askin. Mark<><
February 22, 201115 yr i believe that these ads refer to ones previous Google searches ; so it seems that grant has been looking for used blacksmiths ! alec
February 25, 201115 yr I had just started to learn farriery by traveling with Al Kremen in the Rolling Hills area near Los Angeles. It was 1963. Al said we were going downtown to meet Mr. Pitt, the owner of a Walking Horse. Turns out that Mr. Pitt had a large smithy in the industrial section of L.A. It was called "Pitt's Blacksmithing Service." I remember that a lot of the work was in dressing pavement breakers. Mr. Pitt was a black blacksmith and getting up in years. I mention his 'color' only because I think that many of us Anglos picture only white blacksmiths in our mind's eye. Mr. Pitt had a decent scrap pile behind the shop, and I noticed a leg vise and floor mandrel in with the scrap. I asked him whether those items were for sale. He responded, "Son, at my age everything around here is for sale, including me!" http://www.turleyforge.com Granddaddy of Blacksmith Schools
February 25, 201115 yr I think with the economy the way it is you could get a better deal on a used blacksmith than 82% off... In fact Id dang near bet you could get one for free!
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