rawblacksmith

thanks, been looking for local hawaii people to get together with; i'm big island. in island time it will happen...

full time setting up shop! soon producing work; for now island time getting refractory materials...but scored mines of metal...double edged sword of hawaii- no suppliers but lots of people who give up materials and tools and such when they leave. i just spent a few days hauling lots of great material for both forging and building the forge! for pics of what i was doing before moving to hawaii, see rawblacksmith on myspace

aloha! starting up a new shop in hawaii to get proficient in the metallurgical arts! got the miller syncrowave 180 tig/stick welder plugged in; getting the furnace and forge parts all ready, but still need refractory ingredients to get them together. see myspace pics for what i was doing on mainland before moving here...same rawblacksmith handle. after i get fully set up i want to open my shop for all who can't have one of their own...part of a full campus of shops for apprenticeships and demonstrations/gathering events mike