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hey all, thanks for the warm welcome, sorry about the silence since my first post. we home school, & i also work full-time, so it is pretty hectic during the week. anyways, minnie visited dean lewis, a farrier at toolern vale, & he introduced her to blacksmithing (must say hubby & i were most impressed with his hospitality & enthusiasm to teach) she made a fire poker & is even more determined to do it as a career. we will have a look at iforgeiron over the coming weekend... thanks again & looking forward to picking all the brains out there! jane (& minnie) PS as Brett says, we are in Melb. Dean gave me a contact - Otto at Donvale.

my daughter is interested in blacksmithing as a career (she is 16 and home schooled at the moment, but we are looking into how to get into the metallic side of things, like some welding classes, etc, any hints would be much appreciated!!!) she is more into the armour, swords, object-making side of it, rather than farrier, although she does know that being able to shoe horses is a good way to earn money to live on whilst doing the more creative/arty side of things.... we would be interested in any advice on how to break into the field - she didn't get much joy from the school career advisor - 'blacksmithing?.... but you are a girl!!!!!!!' cheers for now, and we will be following the threads with interest, jane (mum) and minnie (wannabee blacksmith) :)