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I also wish Merry Chrismas (or Chrismas free) and Happy New Year 2013 Best wishes from Lutynia, Poland - Adam

Thanks Glenn, but I'm still rookie, then I can apply only on positions a blacksmith helper... And I think they don't need blacksmiths helper who need permission to work (Green Card - is needed for Polish Citizens)... But this work must be great I'm just jealous - this people make this beatiful things from wood and metal... that's awesome

Maybe this be nice... Why not I can try...? But I don't know any words in Hungarian, I speak in Polish, English, Czech and this is total different languages, I think I have big problem to communicate...

SImple answer this is Hungarian - maybe this letter are little strange like a English alphabet but You must know Russian have total different alphabet ( Cyrylic )... Example:

Hello, I'm just wondering there is any change to find thats kind job where I can work (makes some money) and learn in blacksmithing... I see some offers in Poland but they need full proffesional blacksmiths, the same situations is in Czech Republic (but they have normal school for blacksmiths - in Poland we don't have this)... I ask because I'm a welder with primary certifications 135 and 141 who I can't improve (too expensive for me and Firm don't want invest in employee), Now I'm looking for any job opportunity in metal industry anywhere on Earth (Yes I have passport), but I really want try it in blacksmithing... Maybe you hear about that kind opportunity... If yes please give me some hint, how find this...

In Czech Republic are schools where You can learn blacksmithing, but this is normal school and you must study more than this one month. In Poland : Wojciechów cost 1200 zł (polish złoty) Time: 26.06.2012 - 8.07.2012, you must register until 30.04 (you must complete the questionnaire ankieta <polish> link http://www.kowale.com.pl/index.php?go=w2012 Sorry text only polish Blackmiths evens: demonstrations Ivanofrankowsk Ukraine 04-07 maj 2012 XIII Turniej Kowali o Srebrne Klucze Legnicy 6-9.IX.2012

Welcome - Witaj I see many members of "Forum Kowalskie" :D I admire your jobs...

My workshop: Front My first forge My second forge (not finish) for weld forge or brake drum First locksmiths table Second table this wood sheet I remove if I need more space Third wood table with blacsmith vise ( I make this in childhood when I must cut some wood plank) and still work :D Imitation of anvil :D My sweet loved hammers Some other stuff Magazine of screw, nuts, rivet and wood jam Proffesional blower with regullation (joke I know, but still work) Cheap, nice weld welder mashine My command center on the left side my proffesional dryer for rod, right PC I must have good music ;D If I have problem with smoke I simply open this gates front and back and i have wind (this place was use to dry wood) My first hunting on junkyard (I'm wan't more...) And finally my biggest problem in my workshop, everything takes from here andI must go and look for the yard for my thing (speccialy gloves, smallest stuff) :D

Wow, You are on the Polish Forum http://krol-artur.nazwa.pl/forumkowalskie/viewtopic.php?t=637 what a great jobs... Sorry I'm until today look in the gallery... I'm usually looking for practice tips. Second member this forum :D

I'm work plenty times like as a welder and like listen metal :D (heavy metal of course) and my favorites bands are: Sabaton - 40:1 Disturbed - all The Prodigy - Omen, thunder KoRn - all Polish band Anti Dred - all (punk Rock) From Germany of course Rammstein: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4K6ZxDwi34 :D

On Right side you have me (This big guy in blue :D ). This picture was made on the welding course method TIG. Year 2009 good old times. Simply call Adam... :blink:

I'm sorry but I'm forget in Europe we have kilograms you have pounds and my 100 kg = 220 yours pounds :D . My neighbor have fine heavy anvil but he don't want sell but he have second - small mayby I can borrow from him.

I see we have the same problem, yes diffrent country but still difficult to buy some cheap, 100 kg anwil cost slightly 1500 zł (465 US Dollars) so I'm still looking for. Now I homemade simply anvil (big word anvil) with profile "C" I'm cut and make horn and I weld this. I' use two 2" pipes for legs (one leg = two pieces pipe weld in T). Legs are not parallel. When I first use, wow what a terrible noise, I'm fill up pipes sand, and in profile "C" I'm put wool (I have some from aunt isolation for chimney). Now is OK, quiet little heavy, I make this some times ago I use for cold blacksmithing (rectification and bending) :D

Nice job :D

Great gate and other jobs but this knife is beatiful. I'm jealous about your abbilities and experience work with Damascus steel. I be happy to have 10 % your craftsmanship. One word: great job :D Dies ist gut

Прывітанне, сусед Hello neighbor, grettings from Poland send prezesAdammm (aka Adam), wow you have many experience with work with Damascus steel, mayby you tell us some secret to work with this steel. I work with Belarusians worker in Poland (some was great friends for me) but I don't speak Belarussian and Russian (mayby I know few worlds) Nice to meet You. Welcome on the forum :D

Second questions on forum are: Blacksmith Groups Forum I can join to some groups on this forum ? I don't see group from my country except neighbors from Ukraine. If I can who group for rookie like me you suggest? I want to have chances to learn. :D THX for next and before answers...

I see topic "Show me Your Forge" http://www.iforgeiro...rge-solid-fuel/ and I find First page post #11 forge mr. primtechsmith ( I have pan like that from pressure tank, because is nice cut this is good forge outside workshop :) ) second forge in workshop inside I want make like in post #74 mr. billp I make similiar from plans from polish blacksmiths forum: http://imageshack.us/g/201/palenisko.jpg/ I have weld part __/ by my forge is deeper with height 9 cm ( 1 '' is 2.5 cm), base 19 cm opens on 28 cm, I make hole on 3 cm but in this syttuation I dont have call on the pictures "grzybek" regulator air flow, but in post #74 are 2 pices rods welds in cross. I have weld pipies like a letter T 1''-| 2'' , up to the base my forge, down for noun I weld plate circle a and make from plate I make border I simly put this on pipe and I weld nut when I'm tighten the screw the pipe is closed. Pipe 1'' I need because this is size tube from old hoover (Polish production have two hole pull and push air) in cable I mont dimmer from light (my aunt have old in home buy new) and I have regulator flow (only I must set precission resistor - I'm end school like a assembler of electronics with proff title :D ). Some opinions and advice?

Mayby in next day a take a photos my workshops and my tools, Forge I make when I have more time, now in Poland we have winter, and day is to short (in workshop 1 and 2 I don't have warming), and still work like a locksmith and welder. In good times I weld this elements: http://imageshack.us/g/401/gwpd.jpg/?fb_comment_id=fbc_384595838220207_5334475_384596434886814 Now I make road sings :( . But I stil want back to true welding... Mayby sometimes :P

Wow, I need that, thx. Some this forges I can make now from steel scrap. Nice photos; in Poland we have a forum but for is to small informations and pictures and maiking tools plans; mayby small but for start useful. ;)

Thx, Intresting forge, please for more informations; this forum is so big and I need links or topic word. :)

Hi everyone, My name is Adam I'm 30 year old, I live in Poland in village near Wrocław. I work now like a simply welder method 135 MAG and 141 TIG inox steel (European standards). Now I want to start blacksmithing, because I like it. I have free spaces for workshop and need information how start it. I don't have anvil (yet), but I have blacksmith vise, some hammers, amateur welder machine with MMA (111) and TIG (141), simply locksmith table and a lot of enthusiasm. :D I want make chaep coke forge (build or weld), but I don't want use brake drums, I prefer plate or firebricks. I'm looking for advice and comments. I relly want to learn. I'm learn English (but few years ago) and I'm So sorry for any language mistakes (if you see, correct me). Greeatings prezesAdammm