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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2008 21:11:26 GMT
Well, today is moving day, went and got my first load and back here at the house unloading, came in for a quickie ice cream break. Some of you might know I lost my shop space, if you didn't well now you do . As usual I got a bunch of pictures, will have em up later after everything is moved. not as much as I thought, but a few more big things like the big forge, treadle hammer and grinder/table. I did all the anvils in one trip, my big trenton and my broken heel trenton, my mystery, my stake anvil and my very first anvil 22 pounder cast steel HF. Moving sucks, but atleast it is not too bad when it is your own stuff.
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Post by Matt993f.o.d on May 31, 2008 21:34:33 GMT
Do you have a new shop to move into? It must be really frustrating to have all your kit and not be able to use it.
Does your smithing make up your livelihood? If so you must be losing serious cash over this.
Good luck with that.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2008 4:37:09 GMT
My veiw out over the lake My MODEST collection Blade steels, O1, A2, 1095, 1075, 1084, 5160, W1, W2, 1045. About 1,000 pounds of stuff....stuffed into the back of my little red truck Not too much stuff once it has been put away things left to move still are the forge and chimney, the treadle hammer and the KMG and table, and a few other small things.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2008 4:38:15 GMT
Do you have a new shop to move into? It must be really frustrating to have all your kit and not be able to use it. Does your smithing make up your livelihood? If so you must be losing serious cash over this. Good luck with that. Thanks Matt. No I don't have a new space yet, everything is being oiled and put into storage. it's not my main income anymore, 2 months ago and I would have probably beaten up my landlord though when it was.
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Post by Dan Davis on Jun 1, 2008 11:29:18 GMT
Sam, It's one hell of a skip on down here, but you're always welcome in my shop.
Dan
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2008 14:51:19 GMT
Thanks Dan, that would be great! i don't think my poor little Jeep would survive the trip hehe.
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Post by Matt993f.o.d on Jun 1, 2008 20:46:50 GMT
That sucks! All of that kit as well!
Do you mind if I ask how this all came about? And how come you arent doing this full time anymore?
It sucks so bad when a smith can't trade, for whatever reason.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2008 21:44:39 GMT
Yeah it was about 3,000 pounds plus of stuff, did of course get a bit of organisation done though. My landlord, doesn't want to pay rent to the landlord who owns the building, so that means I am out. I don't do it fulltime, after 3 years of trying, because it doesn't pay steady and well enough.
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Post by Matt993f.o.d on Jun 3, 2008 19:29:50 GMT
That is a real bum deal.
Sucks that you havnt been able to get steady income from it. The only blacksmith I know who works fulltime and is successful makes most of his money from gates and railings, art pieces and structural ironwork. I think most of the money lies in restoration of old wrought ironwork, as that is the market he is trying to break into.
Does the restoration market even exist in the US? Where we are, there are so many old houses, churches and villages with wrought ironwork that could need work doing to them. Where would you find such a thing in the US? If you could corner that part of the market, you'd be sorted.
Then again, you would have to enjoy such large scale work. I don't think I would personally enjoy it, but I havnt tried yet.
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