lazy branch farm Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 And want to learn about being a blacksmith. I've always been attracted to it and I decided to make a move for my second 50 (I hope). I would appreciate any guidance you have to offer. Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Start by going to the top of the forum page, clicking on user cp and entering your location. This will get you assistance from your general area of the world. Go to IForgeIron.com > metal working lessons > Lessons in Blacksmithing. Start with LB0001 and continue through the list. Go to IForgeIron.com > Blueprints which are over 200 how-to tutorials on blacksmithing. Some you can do now, some take a bit of skill and practice. Go to IForgeIron.com > Forum > Archive (bottom right in the green bar) Click on a topic of interest and start reading. We suggest you pack a lunch and a cold drink before you go to the archive. (grin) Go to IForgeIron.com > Blacksmithing Groups, find a group or organization in your area and attend the meetings. They can provide you more information in a couple hours that you can imagine. Did I mention that blacksmithing is addictive? Once you play in fire you can get hooked. You start seeing things made from metal, you start looking for anvils, and you look forward to the weekends so you can play at the forge. I offer the following Why is blacksmithing so addictive?Blacksmith's anonymous It followed me homeThings I wish I had known before I started blacksmithing Welcome to IForgeIron, enjoy your visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Welcome aboard Will, glad to have you. Blacksmithing is hard to beat as a hobby: fire, hammers, noise, dirt, smoke, danger, beating steel into submission. . . It just doesn't get much better than that. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted T Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Lazy Branch Farm Welcome to I Forge Iron I would like to place an emphasis on the importance of posting the location of where you live. There may be blacksmiths who are living very close to you that you did not know about. It is possible we may know of them and would be able inform you of who they are. Or, we may be able to point you in a direction that would lead you to an existing local blacksmithing group that may be able to provide you with an enormous amount of help while you are getting started. Sometime we hear older folks express a concern about starting into blacksmithing later on in life. But I believe it can be a plus factor to start later in life. An older person has usually learned that there is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 LBF, Welcome to IFI! Isn't it great to have made it a half century? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy branch farm Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Guys, What great responses. I'll get busy taking your advice. Taylorsville, Georgia, west of Cartersville. Thank you, Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted T Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Will (AKA) Lazy Branch Farm This is a follow-up. Thank you for providing your location. Now maybe we can start to be of help to you. I see that you are from Taylorsville, Georgia, west of Cartersville. So that gives us a starting point. If you go to the home page of I Forge Iron and look at the column on the right side that says “Side Menu”. Look down that list to the fifth entry to where it says “Blacksmith Groups”. Click on that, and then scroll down to where it says “Georgia”. You will see that there are three blacksmith groups listed. Alex Bealer Blacksmith Association Ocmulgee Blacksmith Guild Southern Blacksmith Association - SBA I would click onto each one of these to see if one, any, or all three would be close to you! Also, if you would, look up to the top of the page while you are in the forum. In the green strip you will see several topics listed that you may choose from. The first selection is “User CP”. Click on that and it will bring you to an area that will allow you to edit your personal information which includes adding your home location to your information and it will show up for all to see. Just click on “Edit Your Details” then scroll down to “Location”. I hope my attempt at giving you instructions have not caused you confusion :confused:. Enjoy!! Ted Throckmorton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Will, You are still too young to worry about starting out. Had more than a dozen yrs on ya when I took a class. Only drawback I found is anvils are heavyer than they use to be. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Will: If you'll click "User CP" at the top of the page and edit your profile to show your location us old farts won't have to try remembering where you are when we're on a road trip and want a tasty snack or place to nap. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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