PilgrimIronworker

Thanks for the suggestion. My instructor mentioned you guys to me. I looked at your classes, unfortunately for the foreseeable future I have to work every day you host classes. Hopefully that will change come spring.

Thanks! 

Thanks! 

I'm not the brightest bulb, but I did remember to read the directions.

Hello everyone,

I've been looking at this sight for a few months for answers to all kinds of questions, but never actually got around to joining. Had a minute tonight so I thought I'd finally jump on.

I'm a beginner smith, only been at this since about March. Met a guy through work who's been making knives for 15 years, when I mentioned I'd wanted to learn blacksmithing since I was a kid, he very graciously offered to teach me. I've been learning basic forging and stock removal techniques from him. We focus on bladesmithing but he's going to teach me some general blacksmithing as well.

I'm in the Mankato area, for any Minnesota smiths on here, but currently I do not have the ability to set up a forge at home, I do everything at my mentor's place right now. Hopefully that will change in the spring.

I can't wait to get involved and learn from all the great smiths here. Hopefully someday I can pass on what I learn too, help keep the "craftsman's craft" alive.