divermike Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Studying art and drawing, pushing myself to plan projects more completely and finish more projects. Oh yeah, and take another class with Mark Aspery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder19 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I just plan to spend more time at the forge.....Hopefully. welder19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWCarlson Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I just plan to spend more time at the forge.....Hopefully. welder19 Same. I'm just beginning and getting after it on a regular basis would be great. It's too cold here for me to re-arrange my garage to facilitate taking all of the gear out and putting it back in... plus it's hunting season for a couple more weeks. I'm hoping for a warm spell sometime before March to get things moved around and organized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Trying to attend more guild meetings and hammer-ins. By taking the time to try new techniques and working with other smiths. Just taking the time to take the time. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrous Beuler Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 By striving to increase/ improve my scraphounding abilities and number of sorties dedicated to specifically hunting for new sources of free iron (I always do keep a weather eye out wherever I am going...)and putting to use the digital camera Santa dropped down my chimney. One of those newfangled contrapations I know nothing about, but I'm looking forward to putting some mileage on it. Dang twentieth century is sneaking up on me, like it or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Masuk Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I resolve to start 500 projects and finish 250 this years goals so far business finish aluminum gate project finish bed project finish spire table Convert aluminum truck bed into a dumper mine personally build my hammer base and get it fully setup (working 3 jobs killed me for awhile) Design and Build my chopper Finish 8 foot tall Vase holders (for mom) Keep improving my practical math skills Build a Yoder style powerhammer come up with some amazing designs for interesting projects some geometrical type projects based on islamic geometry, art deco, and alot of free flowing type designs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 my new year resolution for blacksmithing .... create 10 new products for my line . update my websight (its been a few years) . teach a class on makeing dies (hopefully for nwba hands on workshop). get my power hacksaw and grinding arbor running on a lineshaft in my shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasilikilt Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 To get a roof and walls built around my smithy, as cost efficiently as possible! Being happier with what tools I have, because a better blacksmith can do much more with much less. To become proficient at forge-welding, because not being able to do so is holding me back. Include my 4 year old daughter in what I am doing in the smithy. You never know....some of you might buy an autographed picture of her at the anvil someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Be the best i can be at "whatever" I try in the forge!!!! :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgtwister Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 i plan to make some type of pole barn or shed to set every thing up under as the 2 foot of snow really screwed with me making some chrismas gifts i wanted to do this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Getting my youngest son(mid 20`s)into the craft.That way I`ll have someone to push me. While Joe was up for the holidays he kept talking about a bladesmith who sells thru the shop he works at.Seems he`s quite taken with his custom work.I reminded him of the do it yourself approach to getting what you want and was surprised to find him open to the idea. We pulled and reworked old hammer heads he liked and rehandled them to fit him using local wood,buffed up some tools I had doubles of and even roughed out an anvil from some heavy rail I had out in the yard.I`ve since found a small electric blower that will work well on a brake drum forge and will bring that and the other prefabbed forge parts down to PA when I deliver the anvil. With any luck SWMBO won`t have to worry about selling all the tools when I finally decide to cross over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyP Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 As for blacksmithing my goals are; Training: Attend another blacksmithing coarse in Edmonton Spend some more time behind the hammer Im tempted to look into an art coarse at the local college too to get my creative side working some more Home: I've got a few projects for around the house that will be good practice for me I'm building a stair railing for staircase going the loft coat hooks for the entrance porch a fire tool set for the fireplace For the shop I got a lot to do to get it up to snuff I need to build a nice heavy work bench I need to finish building my homemade air compressor Build a slip rollar Build a rotary tumbler build a hydraulic press start on my cnc plasma build Business I want to look into developing a product line that will challenge me to hone my forging skills and produce somethings that I might be able to sell at a farmers market or something. phew- all this to get done after working 12hour days. I really hope I can stay motivated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wargo New2bs Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Practice, Practice, & more Practice. I received several books on blacksmithing and metal work for Christmas, along with the Hofi DVD on moving metal. I've read most of them at least twice now, so time with the forge and hammer seems to be where to focus my efforts. I also plan to attend meetings of the Mississippi Forge Council to network and learn new skills. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Finish my tire hammer, finish more smithing projects, cleaning the shop and in April, attending a Mark Aspey Demo at Lincoln's New Salem Historic Site. The Mark Aspery demo is top pryority!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWHII Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Developing my buisness to its fullest potential and start to sell a product line unique to my style and design. Open my shop to other local smiths and help them to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerbud Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I think that my craftsmanship and creativity is developing on its own as time progresses and I force myself to do it correctly without cutting corners. For me the most important resolution is to take time to appreciate and get to know my fellow smithies. I can learn so much more from my fellow smiths than I can on my own, and it is not just about the craft. I am fortunate to be in the company of some fine individuals and I want to know them personally aside from our craft. These are people who amount to more than the average person I have been accustomed to being around. Always strive to be like someone who is better than myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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