just would like say hello this forum is great it brings me back to when i was a little kid my father was a farrier and i used to go with him and be his helper .
and i have been doing many things over the years that i would consider type of smithing now that i have found this forum it has gave me the intrest to set a forge back up and dig out pops anvil and his old tools that he gave to me when he retired and moved away and start doing some smithing again
thanks for sparking my intrest again in this almost lost trade tom

Welcome to IFI. Plenty of ideas and info here to get you going again :)

I graduated from HS in 1975 from Holmdel High, Holmdel NJ, (exits 114 and 117 on the GSP)

Welcome!

I'm out in New Mexico now, much drier, no good seafood; but great Southwestern food! A bit higher too, my town is down in the valley so it's only about 4444 feet above sealevel.

Welcome!
Where abouts are you, assuming your referring to New Jersey when you say jersey shore.

welder19

i'm from barnegat familys been here over 300 years but its geting tough to stay around here with the high taxes were you from welder?

Weekstown, about a 1/2 hour south of you, and I can relate to the tax problem and the yuppies pushing you out, my family settled this town, not that you would know since I am 1 of 3 Weeks decendants left here, and I am getting ready to sell my house, they have ruined this town and the whole township (Mullica Township).

welder19

yup welder i can't blame you for selling that has crossed my mind alot here my pops moved out to ark up in the ozarks and it looks beter and beter all the time it just still have alot family aroundhere that keeps me here but if the taxes go up any more i might just end up in ark at least there you can do any thing you want but if i decied to move there i'm surethat will change also

thomas i'm down in barnegat exit 67 grauduated from southern regional 1990 at least you got to escape this state seems like im stuck here for now anyway nice to meet ya tom