NH Hunter Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Hello, Longtime listener, first time caller... Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Mike and I live in the White Mountains of New Hampshire although I'm technically a snowbird now, as I spend 5 months a year in Florida living in our RV. My day job is as a compliance officer for a financial services firm . I work from home, so I have flexibility. We're heading back to NH shortly and I'm really excited as I've spent the winter researching and preparing my lists of needs/wants to get started. I have a healthy home ownership garage, including metal and woodworking stuff, but have never blacksmithed. I my lists ready to go, and will be hitting the order button early next week for my arrival home. Anyway, just wanted to say hello and I look forward to the continued learning and interactions. Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Welcome from the Ozark mountains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Howdy from eastern Oklahoma! Welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Good Morning Mike, Welcome to our world, regardless where you park your house. LOL I wouldn't start ordering a bunch of things for Blacksmithing, until you talk to the Blacksmith Group near your home. Quite often you can get serviceable good Tools and Equipment from someone who is moving on or moving up. Start by reading 'the Blacksmithing Primer', It is written in plain English, very understandable. A lot of your Tools, you can make out of junk you pick up off the ground (as long as you keep your eyes open). Sometimes just letting the word out and be patient with your ears open, magic things appear from the unexpected. There are some very strong Blacksmith players in both Florida and NH. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Yep the TPAAAT Works for just about everything, not just anvils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Welcome aboard Mike, glad to have you. Ditto not ordering a bunch of blacksmithing stuff, you don't know what you need or want yet. Locate a group close, go to a couple meetings, maybe join. Use the TPAAAT it really works and amazingly well for anything even glue to fix a broken heart. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Welcome from extremest of southwest United States, in the hills of San Diego county, California. As previously stated, good idea to contact New Hampster Blacksmiths in your locale, and Welcome to the madness... Robert Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Hunter Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Just to be clear, my list isn't huge just a few things to get up and running. I'm a reader/researcher so I've read all the stickies, starter threads, etc. - not wasting money, just a few things I need. With regard to the TPAAAT - I've been doing that now for a couple years for anvil, etc. - but the area I live in has been picked over pretty well. It doesn't help that I'm not much of social person, but some of my friends are very social and have been helping as well. Again, thanks for the welcome, I've been enjoying the group for quite some time and look forward to contributing and asking questions as I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Make sure you link up with the New England Blacksmiths. Great people (some are members here), and they have a training center in NH. Where are you in the White Mountains? I lived near Franconia until I was about ten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 You don't have to socialize, just be pleasant and ask. It helps to have some personal cards to hand out with a note bout what you're looking for. The country isn't that good a place to hunt smithing tools, towns and cities had more blacksmiths, even here in notoriously smithing tool poor Alaska long time mechanic shops often have an anvil in the back room. There is one close by shop that transitioned into a fab shop and small scale specialty steel supply. There is a beautiful Fisher anvil I guesstimate at around 250lbs. a 25lb. Little Giant power hammer, shop coal forge and tooling taking up space in a back room. The shop owner, while very generous to local blacksmiths, said we can probably buy the blacksmith equipment at his estate sale he has too much emotional investment to let it go. A couple of the more energetic younger members of our club have found some nice stashes of smithing equipment by putting the word out and they've all been where you wouldn't expect it. A widow's garage held anvil, leg vise and hand tools taking up a corner. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Hunter Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 JHCC I'm about 40 miles South of Franconia just outside of Plymouth. I've also looked at the website the blacksmith group that has workshops. I'll kick them an email when I get home as their calendar on the website didn't show anything. It's just what I need though. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I'll be in NH next week on business, and I'd be happy to stop by to chat, weather and schedules permitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Hunter Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 JHCC - PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Got it; thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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