Blacksmithing

Steve Minnich

Pipefitter and Boilermakers - In retirement, I want to be a writer and a blacksmith. You wouldn’t think those two would go together but I’m going to give it a go
Does anyone know of a good source of heavy metal tools like forges, jigs, the steel itself, anvils, etc.? My plan is to buy used equipment because I don’t like the look of of new stuff. It’s gotta be down and dirty.
*This light is not my work.*

hot_rod

My family has been going to this Folk School for year and Max took a blacksmithing class. A fun place for beginners or pros to learn some of the finer details of any trade or craft.

I would imagine there are chatrooms specific to blacksmith, maybe look around for some.
You can also do a Craigslist search around your area, multiple cities.
https://www.folkschool.org

Steve Minnich

Thank you, Bob.

I took a lot of metal classes in high school when that was still a thing. I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time but being a contractor took up all of my time.

ethicalpaul

My dad was a blacksmith and horseshoe maker, I wish you the best!

I know he used Centaur Forge, but they might be a little heavy on the horseshoe side of things: https://www.centaurforge.com