the smithy, my blacksmith shop..

[Pug}{maN]

heres the start on my little 16 x 12 blacksmith shop in the back yard , should have most of it done this week end , it will be simple with a rock floor , cant wate to start banging iron in it !

 

[hidollartoys]

Glad to see another GJer from my area. I live by Hillsdale lake just south of Gardner, KS.

I have always wanted a blacksmith setup. I have some experience (very limited) blacksmithing from an earlier age. Good luck with your build.

 

[Pug}{maN]

i work out of a shop that is run buy a club im in, but it will be nice to have my own shop..

 

[JasonW]

Great start. Looking forward to seeing your set-up.

 

[Pug}{maN]

what i got done today , hope to get - r - done tomaro...

 

[fatboy99]

Are you going to have a coal forge or gas ? Great looking so far.

 

[Pug}{maN]

a big coal forge , and i will also have a gas one , ill use the coal more though...

 

[fatboy99]

Cool Ive subscribed to this thread.Looking forward to see how it turns out.

 

[crazytrain]

Very cool, subscribed.

 

[Pug}{maN]

this is all i got done today, next week end ill get the roof on and the sliding doors on....

heres me and my new t-shirts i had made up with my circle cp logo... i have them for sale at 15 bucks each if anyone wonts one..

 

[santagary]

Gonna be noisy in there ain't it???? But maybe that's music to a blacksmith I betcha.

 

[signcrafter]

I don't know much about blacksmithing but seems like a big coal furnace in a smaller wood framed metal sheated building would be really hot!

 

[PEDDRO]

I've got no idea on the climate where you are, but given the expected heat (as noted by signcrafter) I'd think some windows around the top of the walls that you can open up for cross-ventilation would be a good way to keep your shop cool.
Looking forward to seeing how you fill out the shop though.

 

[fergus]

Looking good man! That's pretty sweet having a little shed for blacksmithing. I hope I get to learn that art one day...

 

[Pug}{maN]

the forge will have a 12 inch stack i will get no heat from the coal forge in the shop or smoke , ill have 2 4x8 doors to slide open if need be and the thing is a shack its not air tite by any strech ! lol...

 

[Pug}{maN]

got the roof on and getting the doors up....

 

[carbons4]

As far as the heat goes, my forge is a spring/fall tool. Did not know they had a Blacksmith club in Adrian. Your shop is looking good so far.

 

[Pug}{maN]

whell its not a blacksmith club , its a members only tractor club.. i just run the shop with 1 other guy , heres my 1949 john deer B if any one likes tractors..

 

[bacpacker]

I love that old "B", it's what I learned to operate with as a kid. That one looks to be in good shape.

The shop looks great and should serve you well. I am in the middle of trying to locate some smithing gear. I've never tried it, but have always wanted to. I guess it's never too late.

 

[carbons4]

I always try to hit the Adrian tractor show, that and the fall Missouri River Valley in Boonville. Your old Deere looks pretty nice.Need a little giant trip hammer to run off the flat belt drive of your B.

 

[Lippyp]

Tin sheds rock, my forge will be in one soon.


This is going to be my forge, when we first came to view the house this was an upstanding tin barn twice this size, by the time the sale had gone through half had collapsed in a storm and the other half was pretty bad so we decided to save the better half reusing the existing tin and just replacing the rotten and missing timbers. Just got to make a door and I can move my gear in. Eventually it'll get rebuilt from scratch full size and I'll have half as the forge and the other half as storage for mowers etc.

Still need to make a hood and chimney for my coal forge, its a bottom draught forge made from a kit with an electric blower with speed control. Anvil is an old double bick pattern I picked up at an auction although I'd like a better one fairly soon.

 

[Pug}{maN]

I always try to hit the Adrian tractor show, that and the fall Missouri River Valley in Boonville. Your old Deere looks pretty nice.Need a little giant trip hammer to run off the flat belt drive of your B.

at the big shop i work in at the club we have just that setup..

Still need to make a hood and chimney for my coal forge, its a bottom draught forge made from a kit with an electric blower with speed control. Anvil is an old double bick pattern I picked up at an auction although I'd like a better one fairly soon.

i'd like to see some pics of your stuff !

 

[RivennHewn]

Keep the pics coming!

 

[TireTracks]

What's the huge spike for???


I'm working on building a outdoor forge/Smelter, I have a chunk of Solid forged steel 2ftx 2"x 6" that I'm going to use as an anvil( it must weight 150lbs!). Needed an excuse for some Big hammers.
. All I need is to find a old vaccume for a blower, I've got a huge pile of old firebricks and found a few bags or mortar. Just need to get to work. Going to run it on wood/charcoal.

 

[Lippyp]

The huge spike is called a Cone Mandrel and its for making sure any loops of metal you bend are properly round.

I'll fight my way to my gear and take some pictures, the forge itself uses a big plug of high grade stainless steel as a tue iron at the bottom, the rest is mild steel, welding the two together was interesting and needed some special rods for my arc (stick) welder. I need to make a hood and chimney before I can use it and wire up the speed controller for the fan. I also have a couple of leg vises and assorted hammers, tongs and other tools.

 

[Pug}{maN]

put down 5 tuns of gravel screenings, stuff is cheep and packs to like concrete, have not worked on it yet , but i love it so far ! and the more i walk on it the better it gets...

 

[fergus]

Hey Pugman...you never posted any finished pictures of the outside with the doors up. I just finished building my own sliding doors too. Lookin good BTW...

 

[Red Leader]

Great start so far! I feel like blacksmithing is becoming a lost art, so it is great seeing those keeping it alive. Kudos to you and your shop!

 

[Pug}{maN]

Hey Pugman...you never posted any finished pictures of the outside with the doors up. I just finished building my own sliding doors too. Lookin good BTW...

whell there not all done, ill get them up when they are..

got the stump in the ground, its 2 foot down and for me its about 2 foot up so with my anvil it will be at knuckel hight...

 

[Tjc]

Hey just wondering how much was this not counting the floor?

 

[Pug}{maN]

the barn was 1000 cash the floor was 75 bucks...

 

[Pug}{maN]

1 door done....

 

[Pug}{maN]

doors all done, locking and all.....

 

[Amitygravel]

Pug}{maN the shop looks great and those doors are flat out beautiful !
The info on the gravel screenings is timely for me. Was thinking of putting down straight limestone gravel in the dirt floor shack I'm trying to work with at this time.
Great stuff and please keep the posts coming!

 

[fergus]

Looking good man! Like those doors.

 

[RIVERWEST AUTO]

such a cool shed. perfect for blacksmith. tin wont burn.

 

[Exceller8]

Looking good! Subscribed...

 

[Pug}{maN]

such a cool shed. perfect for blacksmith. tin wont burn.

you got it, and it does not need to be air tight, in fact its bad if it is.. i might do wood slats along the back wall for i can hang some of my work and to look cool...


o and them window's are over 100 years old..

 

[Pug}{maN]

got some stuff move'd in today.. got the stove hook'd up and wow it gets hot in there !

 

[MoparTrucks]

Not being in to black smithing I almost skipped this thread but I am glad I didnt. That is a great shed and I have the identical stove I am putting into my own shop. Keep the ideas and pics coming!