newbiesmith Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I'm headed to Charleston WV, this week and I was wondering if there were anything good blacksmithing resources around that area. I'll be lookingn for stuff along the way and will be comming in from the north. What I am looking for is blacksmithing supply shops or anything I guess blacksmith related. I'm in the market for: - Good Coal - Bar stock (round, flat and square) - Assorted old "junky looking" tools ;-). - Very easy to use Flux for starting forge welding. - Etc.... I know all of these can be had online but figured if I was on my way down there anyway, I might as well keep my eyes open. So if you guys know of any shops or resources down there drop me a line. Thanks. -Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Dan good coal is 100 miles from there, new steel in the middle of town, scrap yard 25 miles away, flux at wal-mart. If your going to be there Fri, Sat, Sumday, try the flea market in Charleston or Milton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiesmith Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 Thanks Glenn. Actually I'll be headed down there tomorrow. Where's the new steel location that your talking about that's in the middle of town? Right now after seeing whitesmith's how to for the easytongs I'm looking to get some bar stock to get started on that project. A couple of the gents on chat Sunday told me about his anvilfire demo. So that'll probably be my first tong attempt, followed by some of the bp's listed here. As for the flux are you refering to just 20 mule team borax? Thanks again Glenn for the tips. -Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 West Virginia Steel at Morris St. and Hansford St, cross the rail road tracks from the baseball park. Airgas (Linde Gas) is next door, as is the farmers market. Flux is the Borax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiesmith Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 Thanks Glenn. -Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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