Glenn Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Stewart is an industrial blacksmith that has written a series of articles for IForgeIron. For now I suggested he publish them in the blog section of the site until we can transfer them to the new feature called articles on the site. Stewart, thank you for the material.EUROPEAN APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM Hello, my name is Stuart Geisler. I am an industrial blacksmith. The path that I followed in becoming a blacksmith may be interesting to the members of IFORGEIRON . From a modern American perspective, I became a practitioner of this craft in a highly unusual manner. I thank my lucky stars for the fortuitous way in which I learned blacksmithing. The opportunity that the Universe provided me in becoming a blacksmith invokes a profound sense of gratitude. I believe that by describing my experiences, and some of the techniques that I have been taught in a series of articles will enable me to pay back this karma debt. I hope you enjoy it.read the entire article - click here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Clad Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Great story. Cannot wait for the next installment. Thanks Glenn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiphile Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Thanks for sharing this with us Glenn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec.S Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 That was a great read, thank you glenn for telling us about this and thank you stuart for sharing alec :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiphile Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 That whets the appetite for sure Stuart. I cannot wait to see the next one. I had planned on making bending forks by welding a piece of 3/8" round bar to a 2"x2" angle iron. One piece of round bar to one piece of angle and then having an adjustable set of forks. This would all be chucked up in my post vise of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinityblacksmithing Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Can't wait to read the next article. It's to bad you can rarely find a mentor like that these days. I know I would have sure appreciated one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbrazealblacksmith Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Great story! I look forward to hearing more, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fosterob Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Thank you Stuart and Glenn, that is a great story and I am looking forward to more. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 A while back I posted about how an excellent way to learn skills that are disappearing here in the US is to learn them from craftsmen who have recently arrived in this country and maybe don`t even speak the language.Your experiences seem to illustrate that point quite eloquently. I once had a sign made for a friend who was trying to teach but had not quite mastered english as a second language.The sign said; INSTRUCTIONS ALL STUDENTS: 1-sit down 2-shut up 3-hold on 4-PAY ATTENTION! Once I explained it he loved it and promptly hung it up. As the others have said,I look forward to the next and following installments. Thanks for posting this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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