Grisly Atoms Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Hello From Arizona. I'm relatively new at blacksmithing, though I've done metal work in one form or another all my adult life. (I currently make a living as a machinist) My only previous blacksmithing experience was a small amount in the early 80's while I was living on a cattle ranch. Recently my 14 yr old daughter got a bug to learn about blacksmithing, so I pointed her to AABA's website, and she came running up talking about a class Gordon Williams was teaching in Camp Verde. We wound up taking it together, so now I'm interested again, and am in the middle of building my own (her own, I'm sure she would tell you) propane forge. We had a lot of fun at the class. Here are a few pics....Blacksmithing Class in Camp Verde Am looking forward to interacting with other metalworkers, learning and sharing new tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Welcome Grisly Atoms and daughter, you have come to the finest blacksmith site on the planet. What part of Arizona you located in? :mellow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWHII Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Welcome. Gordon is a great teacher! Looks like you all had fun. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grisly Atoms Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 Welcome Grisly Atoms and daughter, you have come to the finest blacksmith site on the planet. What part of Arizona you located in? We're in Wilhoit, about 15 miles South of Prescott.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWHII Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Small world I have family that live in Wilhoit. There is another smith who lives over in Skull Valley and could be a good source for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grisly Atoms Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Small world I have family that live in Wilhoit. There is another smith who lives over in Skull Valley and could be a good source for you. Would that be Barry Denton in Skull Valley ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWHII Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Why yes it is. Have you met him yet? I do not now him real well but he seems like a pretty straight shooter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grisly Atoms Posted May 1, 2010 Author Share Posted May 1, 2010 Why yes it is. Have you met him yet? I do not now him real well but he seems like a pretty straight shooter. I used to live on a ranch in the Bradshaw Mountains, late 70's-early 80's, and would shoe horses for our ranch and one other. He was a local farrier for the Wickenburg area then, and I met him in '81. I've only crossed paths with him a couple of times since, but knew he lived over in Skull Valley. There is supposed to be an open forge at his place in May, but I haven't been able to find details on it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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