I've been coming to this site for over a year. stayed up all night reading the info and looking at blueprints - several times... so I'm not really new, just timid. Been smithing almost 14 years, still learning & making mistakes - but I've never lost my passion for it. The first time I saw a smith work (LeRoy Simmons, now in Mountainaire NM, formerly in Las Cruces NM) I was hooked.
I'm a part-time demonstrator for school groups. I send people who ask me for more info to this site or "youtube" for blacksmith videos.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE!