Forging, blacksmithing

you will see anvils sell at farm sales around here. NO bargains to be had. seems to bring around $2 per pound. a 125 anvil will bring like $ 250-275 ! I use a ft long piece of railroad track for my stuff. I never could afford the friggin anvil!!! LOL
I will try to get some pics of spurs and bits I've made. most have been sold. trainers and cowboys tend to have handmade rusty spurs, usually some nickel trim, ( people call it nickel silver but it has NO silver in it, just an alloy), a little hand engraving on the nickel. others folks, the show folks, want a spur that has been blued. this color changes over time like fashion. you can blue like gun bluing, it can be done in brown ( outdated), a silver bluing is popular, gives it a more natural look.
some people LOVE working with metal and the whole forging process. a dying art and tons of stuff to learn! fascinating to me.
one problem with selling on feebay is crooked people that guy cheap Chinese crap spurs, solder a little trim on and try to sell as quality handmade spurs.
pick up each and you will know. there is a big difference.
there is a local spur maker. he has been doing it as his only bisiness since probably mid 80's. he has spent a lifetime buiding this trade. he goes to the NCHA futurity, sets up in trade building. a lot easier to make a living charging $6000 for a header install or body/paint job!!??? LOL