I completely agree with what everyone is saying here. Like I said, I am just starting to get into blacksmithing. Yes I need to brush up on terminology. I have messed around with a couple of forge welded billets, but non have turned out as well as I have hoped. I have been looking at NEB website to try and find someone I could go and learn some stuff from. And I have also been looking into coming to the get together in June.
I was able to talk to Glen over the phone before starting this post and he had given me a lot of useful information.
I didn't mean to come into this thread and post some questions that have already been answered. I was simply looking to see if anyone had something for sale in the area. I know that blacksmithing is a talent and something that takes a lot of time, talent, metal and physical capabilities. I love making things out of metal. I have welding and machining under my belt, and now its time to get blacksmithing under my belt.
I expect to be forging by the beginning of this summer. But I don't expect to have a finished piece for a while. I know what I am getting myself into and I know that I am going to fail. I want to fail because I know I am going to learn from the experience. There is a reason why there aren't as many blacksmiths in my area. I know it is not an easy thing to pick up. But it is something that takes a lot of knowledge, patients, and hard work, which I am willing to do.
I appreciate all the comments here even if they were a little snarky or rude. I understand the reasoning behind it.
If anyone is in RI or close to RI that knows of somewhere I can go see for more knowledge, please let me know
Sven