Pete_P

ouch! I'm so sorry to hear that, I'll definately keep him and his family in my thoughts and prayers.

thanks for the invite Frosty, I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and that was too cold for me. I want to move to a place where folks don't know what a snow shovel is. I've heard that Alaska is beautiful, my bro-in-law, and a good friend of mine were stationed up there, I just can't deal without sunshine though, I think I'd lose my mind.

Hey all, I just wanted to intorduce myself. My name is Peter, I'm a structural designer and I'm currently in the process of aquiring what I need to get start blacksmithing. I'm an avid outdoorsman, served in the Army and a bit of a knife freak. My goal is to become a bladesmith, I have made a couple of blades by stock removal, but I really want to start forging my own knives, but I need to start with the basics. I hope to take a basic blacksmithing course at the metal museum here in Memphis, but it looks like the wife and I will be moving soon. We haven't decided which coast yet, but we know we need to be by the water. Anyway. I'm glad I found this forum, and look forward to learning all I can. Peter