the smithy, my blacksmith shop..

[luvit]

CONGRATS ON BEING ON THE FRONT PAGE of TGJ, MAN!!
I still love your build!

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[AP2TUDE]

Even though this isn't my kind of thing, it is straight up cool.

Don't think that there is anybody on this forum that can't appreciate truly hand made stuff. Really, really awesome.

 

[gricegear]

I haven't checked up on this build in awhile, wish I did. WOW!! Awesome build. The shop looks much bigger than it really is inside with how well you placed all your tools and forge. I love handmade items. It shows the true talent in someone and you can put quality into it that can't be duplicated by machine. Way to go! I could see where this hobby would be addicting. Keep making great metal pieces and you'll probably be busier than you want to be.

 

[Bogdan M.]

Purely awesome! Congrats!

 

[LutzTD]

very cool, love the size and layout and especially that tong table will keep watching for more on the building and projects

 

[dlenkewich]

Glad to see this on the front page. This thread is just awesome.

 

[kelzamos]

thumbs up!

 

[pendragon1998]

This is looking wonderful! One thing I would be thinking about, if it was my shop...when it's cold out and you've got the doors shut - even though you've said it's drafty - would you want to consider adding some sort of carbon monoxide detector?

 

[joshmodelskidoo]

as said before. pure awesome!!

 

[Bears Fan]

Dude I want to come over and beat on some steel!!! AWESOME!!!

 

[R'Addiction]

Pug, Great shed and cool craft that you do. I do have one question about your shed, the tin siding you used, where did you get it? Does it have a name? Thanks! Subscribed!

 

[Skep18]

Very cool man. Haven't ever looked into this much, but you have a nice setup!

 

[johno]

Nice shop.
What purpose does the brick base for the forge serve, as it was already freestanding?
It looks good, just curious.

 

[RandoH]

Thats old school and just plain bad a$$ awesome job

 

[DucRunner]

Great job.

 

[Brad54]

Damn that's a cool shop! On a cold, rainy October day, with the heat cranked up inside and a ball game on an AM radio, that'd be just about Heaven.

How'd you cut the angle on the metal for the side walls?

-Brad

 

[Nick DL]

That is an incredibly cool shop that you built. Thanks for sharing.

 

[timbitca]

Hadn't seen this, and probably wouldn't have either, until Ryan posted it on the main page.

Awesome build pugman! Love the Deere too!

 

[Pug}{maN]

the tin siding came from the big box stores , not shure what they call it but its there just ask...


the brick is just for looks , that is all , you can make it any way you like ..


the angle on the metal for the side walls i cut with a saw zaw after it was in place..

thanks guys for looking over my little shack , if you have any thing you need to ask pm me or ask here and ill help in any way i can !

 

[Pug}{maN]

Just gotta ask. Where did you have all your goodies before you built the shop ? Awesome setup. Did you make your tongs ??? Just wondering.
Are you into railroad spike art ? Knife making ?

 

[R'Addiction]

Thanks Pug.

 

[GarageDan]

This is so so very cool. It makes me want to take up being a blacksmith. Nice job!

 

[Luci Fur]

Right on Pug maN, its good to see your keeping a dying art alive. Until you experience the process that goes into turning raw material into art, i believe you cannot truly appreciate it.

Over the last two years i have befriended a Polish fellow who IMO is a master of the blacksmith arts. Some of the stuff that he has created is amazing.

Here is a link to his site, check out his work.
http://www.jozefsblacksmithart.com/index_files/Page487.htm

 

[Adam McLaughlin]

Hey how do I get one of those triangles with the wand that you ring from the inside?

That'd be a pretty good doorbell for my house!

Adam

 

[Mechanichforlife]

All this is very interesting and inspiring, even found the "I forge iron" forum...

 

[Sunbimmer]

I really love reading this thread (and your others too), love your shop and craftsmanship , thanks for sharing.
BTW I really really love your filling station, that looks awesome, got any updates on that I keep checking it but no update since June...

 

[Pug}{maN]

I really love reading this thread (and your others too), love your shop and craftsmanship , thanks for sharing.
BTW I really really love your filling station, that looks awesome, got any updates on that I keep checking it but no update since June...

there is soon to be , im going to put a bay off to one side to back in a model t !

Hey how do I get one of those triangles with the wand that you ring from the inside?

That'd be a pretty good doorbell for my house!

Adam

there 25 + shipping..

 

[steelsmith]

Grate looking shop you have there, but you know you will be out of room way to soon!
FYI there is the Blacksmiths Association of Missouri (www.bamsite.org) if you have not checked them out you should.
It's nice when you can get together at a hammerinn and spend the day with a group of people that injoy the working of hot steel.
Joe

 

[Modern Jess]

Made the front page! Congratulations!

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Great Job Smithy!

 

[rburke65]

Yes, a very nice build....nicely done.

 

[rburke65]

Yes, a nicely done build!

 

[maddog1949]

very cool shop.

 

[Garpar]

thumbs up for a great shop build!, i'm a fan of the the small shop build for those that dont have or need a lot of space. Keep up the good work will check back.

 

[56rpm]

That is one cool shed! If you took a black and white picture, it'd look like it could be from 75 yrs ago. Nice.

 

[SpookyEng]

Awesome build! Congrats on the front page

 

[Mikea57]

What a simple, cool build. Well done!!

Here 56RPM, it was quick, and I'm not real good at it yet but it looks more old school now...

 

[Pug}{maN]

i was in need of a place to do drawings and planning , so i built this little desk hutch thing today, cleaned up some to.....

 

[CrustyD3mon]

Nice job!

 

[NUTTSGT]

It's been a month or so since I checked in. The new paint and pin stripe on the hood make it look so much better, awesome. Your blacksmith shop looks better all the time, I bet about now you're wishing you made it a little bigger.


FYI, the poster asking about your siding, it's galvanized corrugated metal siding often called "corrugated tin" by the older crowd.