Patrick F Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 hi im patrick. im 16 years old and iv always been fascinated with blacksmithing but i dont know a lot =( I want to go to college in metallurgy and get a job in that area but always wanted to do blacksmithing as a side hobby and sell the things i make. my dad work in precision tooling with steel so I only know how to mill operate his machines grind and so on. I want to know stuff about metallurgy and blacksmithing. my fav classes are chemistry biology and algebra. I dont know where to start or how with blacksmithing but i plan on going to college for metallurgy. also im in USA ohio defiance county Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Patrick I hope that you can attend Quad-State Blacksmith's Round-Up in Troy Ohio in late September and meet Patrick Nowak who is a smith and a metallurgist and who attended OSU and now works for Scott Forge a large industrial forging company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Hey there Patrick, Welcome to IFI. Lots of people here willing to share their knowledge. Definately seek out another blacksmith if possible and get some schooling if possible. Practice, practice, practice. Mark<>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Hi Patrick. Welcome to IFI. I'm formerly from just south of you, between Lima & Findlay. There are a couple of smiths in your area around Defiance, and another in Paulding County. I haven't seen any of them on here lately. But I know that they are in your area. Like Thomas said, if you can, try to make it to Quad State. It will be a huge help for you. Good luck. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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