Joakim Laine

Thank you very much Irondragon! Excited to be here. Joakim

Thank you very much guys! It seems like old and used blacksmithing stuff turns into gold very quickly here in Finland. Everything is super expensive! That's why I kinda figured out, I'm going to make all the tools I need. Already familiarized myself to these old, used coil springs and like you said, they are full of microfractures. They snap really easily. I might do something about that stuff, but need to be careful with them I know something about something in metal working, but this is a whole new world. Still lots of learning to do about forging, heat treating, forge welding (that's interesting) and everything. Frosty I have been hoarding stuff like material and some basic tools. Now all I need is time. And that I have been taking also lately. Thank you for all the info! Swedefiddle my cousin used to live over there pretty near you, in Vancouver. Repusse is a completely new term. I'm immediately learning new stuff in here! Thank you ^^ Joakim Laine

Hey Frosty! And thank you! Mostly I'm interested in tools. Maybe some blade here and there. At this point anything and everything goes! But first I need to learn this. Learning a new craft is also always so interesting. Joakim

Hello everybody! And greeting from Finland! I'm a metalworks/welding/machining teacher and beginner blacksmith from southern Finland. I have been interested in blacksmithing for a very long time, but really haven't had time to do it, because of life. Three years ago I built a small workshop in our old barn, but since then the forge has been mainly cold, again because of life. Now lately tho I have been there more and I'm super excited about learning as much as I can! Also excited to be here and meet all of you! Joakim Laine