Man hats off to ya, looking pretty good so far, I will be following this thread man. Cant wait to see more.
Thank you! I couldn't find this, found the 1940 TM10-440 "The Blacksmith and the Welder" 1941Here's a link to that blacksmithing instruction manual mentioned by Bookie, in case anyone else is interested:
http://www.woodworkslibrary.com/repository/blacksmith_practice.pdf
I appreciate this good will! keep in mind my forge is literally a hole in the ground so don't worry too much about the money!You gentlemen are my idols, I wish I had more room(and money) to learn how to work steel. It's so cool to see new blades/tools as they take shape!