[TheForge] Copper-Yak

[Andrew Vida]

David E. Smucker wrote:
> I do wonder if the day will come in the not too distance future that it 
> will be difficult to buy blacksmithing coal without a permit.  I have 
> been thinking about buying enough coal to last me the rest of my life 
> time so I don't have to worry about that one.

	I've wondered this as well.  I'm thinking of getting a full rail car 
load (100 tons) one of these days when I have the money and a place to 
put it.  Even if I use 3 tons/year, I should be fixed for the rest of my 
days.
> 
> Also it may pay to put "historical" somehow in the name of your forge 
> --  then you can always claim to be a historical site.  My son already 
> says I am a dinosaur so why not be a historical one.  (He says I am a 
> dinosaur because I have a pension, not because I blacksmith.)

	How would this help?  Unless there is some legal provision for 
excluding yourself from regulation if you use the moniker, I am not 
clear on how it might serve to your advantage.