Greetings to all! I've been reading and watching IFI for a while now and decided to introduce myself. One fine website this is, I'm lovin' it:)
So, as seen in the title I live in Finland and blacksmithing is (or will be) my trade, thus far I've studied couple of years in the local school of crafts and arts, and just now I spent our "learning in job" period of two months at the local smithy.
Finally working with the real deal (smithing that is) really made my future clear, this is what I really want to do for living.
EDIT: It now appears that my studies will continue at the mentioned smithy instead of school, this is a special arrangement made possible by hard work and xxxx I'm proud of it!
To keep it nice and short: Hello.