Greetings everyone!
I’m returning after many years. My teenage grandson has been a fan of forged in fire tv show and is very interested in learning about smithing-knives too of course. Ideas of how to start his training would be greatly appreciated. For instance, should I start hin off making his first set of tongs or buy rapid tongs from kens iron works? This is a learning experience for me as well since it’s been about 40 years since I have forged anything-after his death I stopped. I still have all his tools( tongs, hardies, punches, and coal forge), however, seems most people are using gas now-should I purchase one and f those as well?
thoughts and guidance would be appreciated.
Walt