[TheForge] first fire

[Bob Brashear]

dan at irontreeworks.com wrote:
> Rob,
>   I bought my first forge/anvil/hammers/tongs 10 years ago.  I set it up in my
> garage and called my best friend and said, "I just got a forge and anvil.  Come
> over!  We're gonna pretend we're blacksmiths".  We had one 12 foot peice of 1/4
> inch sqaure rod. We tried to make a spoon. After 5 hours we were out of coal,
> and we had something about 8 inches long that required a lot of imagination to
> call a fork...LOTS OF IMAGINATION! :)
> 
> Welcome back!!  May your anvil never need redressing!!!  :)
> 
> Dan
> www.irontreeworks.com
> 
> Quoting Rob Fertner <rfertner at cox.net>:
> 
>> Congratulations! Happy forging!
>> By the way, where are you located?
>>
>> Rob
>> Wichita, Kansas

Thanks for the welcome. The coal rake/poker is functional. Not the best 
I've seen, but hey ... I have a feeling imagination is going to play a 
large role in identifying things I make over the next few weeks or 
months. :)

The neighbors were impressed. Wanted to roast marshmallows over the 
fire. Then they saw some of the smoke produced and thought the better of it.

My son Tony (15) helped a lot and took a turn at mashing metal. Had a 
lot of fun today.

Located just south of Minneapolis (Richfield) in Minnesota.

Bob