[TheForge] Workshop construction

[TodEstesRN at aol.com]

When I built the 40x60 Pole barn/shop/house. I made it a slab floor. Its 
great for working on cars tractors and the like, and I use the floor as a huge 
layout table. Just chalk up a full size drawing on the slab and go to work. Have 
to keep the dog from erasing it. I only had a coal forge at the time so to use 
it I had to hitch it to a tractor and move it outdoors.  I found another pole 
barn that no one wanted so I took it for parts and made a dirt floor shed 10 
x 20 to be the Smithy. Put a scrapped window cross the forge from me it sure 
comes in handy workin the long stuff.  I have to do a little more walking but I 
usually try to make all the hot formed work at one time and to heat the heads 
and collars I use a rosebud and work on the concrete floor. Course I use 
blocks to keep the hot stuff off the concrete.
Time enough for sleep in the grave.
Tod Estes.