New Guy From the Good part of Surrey, B.C

[Reid Gibbons]

Yea i know what good part lol,

Hello i am Reid from Surrey, BC.
I have been working with metal for about 5 years now and have made all kinds of thinks including a Small Backhoe which is 95% complete (damn Money), I have also been running Excavators since i was 5 so about 11 years now and have this weird abillity to be able to Figure just about anything mechanical out Ie. how it runs, how to Fix it and such. and Love being outside in general.

Recently i have been intrested in Blacksmithing and have Built a forge and am currently trying to locate some coal to use.

I look forward to the intreasting things i will learn on Here.

Reid

[Neil Gustafson]

Good Morning and welcome,

Greetings from the continent of Vancouver Island. There are quite a few Blacksmith's in the Vancouver/Frazer Valley area, your side of the puddle. They started a group at the Burnaby Museum, but I don't know if they are still getting together. Most are members of the NWBA or Vancouver Island Blacksmith Association (www.viblacksmiths.com).

Enjoy the journey, don't be afraid to ask. Keep your ears open and sometimes close to the ground, you never know what will accidentally come to you.

You don't have to worry about breaking the rules, Hot metal is a great teacher. The lessons have a great way of making you remember what didn't work and what did work. Common Sense is a huge factor.

Neil

[Tom Allyn]

Welcome, Reid!

If you can't find coal then you can use lump charcoal. It's more expensive than coal but it works well.

[J Wilson]

Tom means real wood charcoal, not briquettes such as Kingsford.

[Tom Allyn]

Thanks right. Thanks, Jeff.