[TheForge] blacksmith stores and/or supplies

[dann at wctatel.net]

Terry,

There continues to be good advertisements in ABANA
magazines,  Hammer's Blow  and Anvil's Ring.  ABANA
had  an online presence, last I checked.     

Centaur Forge  has long  been my equivalent to a Sear's
catalog dream book for  Blacksmithing.  They  have a 
physical store, and a strong  online presence at Centaur Forge out of
Burlington, Wisconsin.   They hosted Fall  Hammer Ins for the
UMBA chapter of  ABANA .    When I damaged my Whisper Momma
Forge melting brass and aluminum,  a decade or two back,   I
went to Centaur Forge and  bought replacement Kao Wool for my Whisper
Momma Forge.  4 or 5 years ago,  I bought  a Whisper Daddy
knife maker's forge from  Centaur Forge.  
https://www.centaurforge.com      When I looked it up,
just now,  it appears that they still print a physical paper
catalog.

Ron Reil style burners are available in stainless
steel with connectors and hoses for $60  a pair on 
EBAY.   As is Kao Wool and probably ITC- 100
I picked up
enough of the component stuff on EBAY  to make a pottery kiln a
couple years back.

Having enough energy level to think about
hammering steel after Surviving the Chemo Therapy is already a good start
back into blacksmithing!

Dann Johnson 




 



On Sat, March 27, 2021 10:25
am, terry l. ridder wrote:
> hello
>
> Would
anyone have an update-to-date of blacksmith stores and/or
>
suppliess? I am trying to get back into small blacksmithing projects
for
> my own personal use. The SCA woodfire spit set based on the
woodcut is a
> goal to aim for. I have been out of the loop for
several years.
>
> working on getting my 4 burner "Ron
Reil" forge operating again.
> Using a 1/4 inch pipe extractor I
was able to salvage most of the
> piping. The forge was serriously
damaged when I hit it over with the
> kubota tractor's bucket bu
accident. Need to recoat the interior with
> ITC-100.
>
> my biggest challange is to recover from chemotherapy and the damage
it
> has caused. recover from the incredible fatigue. Slowly I am
getting
> back on my feet, not to stable yet but gettting
there.
>
>
> --
> terry l. ridder
><>
>
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