OwenK Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Hello and thank you for the hospitality! My name is Owen, I am a beginner blacksmith and I have been a member on Iforge for almost a year now. Now that I have had a few months of forge time under my belt I felt compelled to say "hi" and maybe in the future take a few photos of projects and maybe, maybe ask a few questions too! A little more about me: I have a "Mousehole Forge" anvil, not quite sure the exact date yet, but it has a few notches and dings, a nice wavy belly and not a sharp edge to be found. All the good attributes for a first-timer anvil! The other quandary I am faced with is the lack of a backyard forge (or lack of a personal shop, alternatively) but I have made a few friends along the way and have access to smithies to learn and play within. So I keep busy volunteering my time where I can. I was able to attend the ABANA conference in Harrington for a day and purchased my first hammer (Nathaniel Robertson 2.25lb rounding) and saw a lot of great and inspiring people/demonstrations while I was there! I plan on being more active on this website now that I have more confidence in my abilities and I look forward to sharing photographs and picking other brains for ideas and solutions! Have a great day/night! --Owen K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I used to pick up old tools at the Englishtown fleamarket and a small charcoal forge can be build that is "discrete"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy.Travis Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Welcome to the site Owen! I'll beat everyone else here to it and say that a more specific location on our profile would be great, you never know there might be a fellow smith in the next town over! What part of New Jersey? I used to live in Hamilton, (right next to Trenton in Mercer!) but I recently moved to Arizona some four years ago. Anyway, hammer on and make beautiful iron work! ~Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Glad you've delurked Owen, good to hear from you. By all means post some pics, I"m sure that after a year I don't need to tell you we LOVE pics. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I used to live in Holmdel---between mile 114 and 117 on the GSP... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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