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Insurance for demo's?

November 9, 2013
2:12 am

backyardblacksmithin

Albany,OR

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So I'm pretty new at the whole business aspect of blacksmithing specifically liability... Do I need insurance for demo's or just for my general operations? I sell a lot of stuff online and my "shop" is just my single car garage of the house I'm renting. I smith maybe one or two days a week and I've only done 1 demo so far but would like to do more if the opportunity presents itself.

-Andy

November 12, 2013
9:50 pm

Lynn Gledhill

Junction City, Oregon

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Hey Andy:

My experience has been that I have not had to have liability insurance for demonstrating... Some fairs have required that my forge be outside of any canopies, and have a fire extinguisher close by... I think it kind of depends on how bad they want you... I demo'd at the North Douglas County Fair, a show with maybe 15 booths, and no problem to have a forge under a canopy and no problem for any kind of insurance.... So, I would say, unless the show asks for insurance, don't worry about it, unless you think that you might screw up and burn the whole damn place down Embarassed Frown Cry Surprised