Hello from me,
hello from Germany!
A long time I am a lurker and now I decided to give it a chance.
I am from Germany, about an hour away from Cologne if anybody knows it.
I am 22 years old and started my first trys in smithing 10 years ago.
Over the years I had only a few times the chance to work for myself or to learn something, but the time has come
and now I have the chance to learn and try.
So I just started to build my own "shop". It's a small area like 2x2 metres outside for the forge and my table.
And i have got a 1,50x1meter workbench to finish work, or to work with leather and the other materials I use.
My anvil is a 14x14x14 cm steel dice, weighs round about 40lbs and works well for me.
I use a scrap vise and some hammers I found at flea markets.
So long story short -> I improvise everything and try my best to have fun with this hobby.
If there are any questions, just ask!
I hope the language isn't too bad to read and understand!
Oh and if theres criticism just tell me, I think I will learn from anything the "more" experienced people tell me! :)
And some pictures of some of my works.
First Picture is a Viking-Knife I made.
Another Viking-Knife
My forge at the moment. A bottom-blast forge, without any ash-can, works well, but a new one will be built in a few days!
Then my Table and anvil-stand:
My fire-hook, i just finished it today!
and a birthday present a friend got last year:
A viking-knife, 30cm long , and a oak-wood-stand for it, all by myself.
So hope you had fun reading and looking!
Greetings
Kai alias noobrider