Hey yall. I just joined the forums, and am interested in blacksmithing both for decorative things as well as blades. I live in the Colorado area and really have no prior experience with this sort of thing, but I do like to get my hands dirty and work on projects.

I've managed to construct a rudimentary forge, and am looking for an anvil. I'll make a separate post about that in the proper forum.

Welcome - You came to the right place for info. I'm also just starting out and most my questions have already been answered before I could even think them :D

Welcome and ask away, don't forget to search older strings. Get lots of steel as there is nothing like practice.

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be sure to check out the rocky mt smiths group nothing like seeing smithing in person to get a better handle on what to do}

Welcome aboard Bob, glad to have you.

Get hooked up with the local smith's group it'll make getting the tools and learning the craft much MUCH easier. Best of all you'll have a bunch of metalheads you can hang with, drink refreshing beverages with and swap tall tales.

Frosty The Lucky.

Welcome From Tennessee