Longstrider Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 As I'll be stopping by IFI a little from now on I thought I should stop here first and say hello. As you might have guessed I'm an Englishman. Normally found on-line on British Blades, I'm predominantly a knife maker by stock removal rather than a 'smith, but I enjoy getting it hot and hitting it when I can. I've already seen a few familiar 'faces' around the place here so I'll leave it to those guys to let you know just how little I really know... lol Looking forward to learning a lot more about this metal bashing lark from you guys in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Budd Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 welcome along Ian what brings you here then mate? full of hairy, dirty smith types! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 speak for yourself mr budd!! welcome longstrider - nice to see a fellow brit on here - i cant leave this site alone - so much info!!! see ya around :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Welcome to the site, where are you located? Check out www.blacksmithsguild.com and see if we can be of use to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratel10mm Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Guilty Dave. I told him about get hammered at Moony's, which happens to coincide with his honeymoon. Guess who got his intended tipply so she agreed to let him come play? As Ian says he's more a grinder than forger, but don't let him fool you into thinking he's a 'wanna make a big sword NOW!' kind of guy. Ian's one of 2 (afaik) Bladesports International instructors in the U.K. So he knows a thing or 2 about wielding large knives. He also likes his rum, so we'll be introducing him to Queensland's finest. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fosterob Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Welcome, glad to have you onboard. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Any smith who likes good rum is welcome around my shop! The more the merrier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Always good to see more Englishmen arrive, even better when they stay. There's a lot of folks from all over the world here to pick the brains of, enjoy yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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