DamienC Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 hi guys im damien im from sydney Austraila ive just starting making knives and have just finnished making a forge im looking forward to learning from you all thanks damien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisG Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Hello and welcome, pop your location in your profile and other locals will find you. Have fun, share lots of photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 hi im from australia too. any thing you need to think it is already thought on this site, or if it isnt, the thinkers will soon help you think it through.... welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Look out for the forging day at Sydney Maritime Museum Roselle some time later in the year, Andrew O Conner is the man to talk to about that. Get youself to Moonies for Hammered at the end of October, Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Welcome Damien! Yup, June 24 is the date at Rozelle. There are quite a few 'smiths lurking all over Sydney, just no organisation... A great contact point is the TAFE at Ultimo, where apprentices, small business guys and hobbyists of every level go to classes. see ya bout the traps, AndrewOC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienC Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 hi guys thanks of the info, ive herd of Moonies Hammered but whats the forging day at Sydney Maritime Museum what do they do there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 A group of forges anvils about 20 blokes n shielas too. What ever you want to make within reason, (maybe bring some stock) put on by the Traditional Tool Society of Sydney. There normally some instruction available of varying quality. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienC Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 any more info on roselle day will anyone be going .ive got a mate forw work that wonts to come too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Yup;http://www.tttg.org.au/php/tttg_Page.php?n=04 look half way down the page.Apparently it is 'a rare opportunity', not sure what that means, i did'na write the blurb! The main theme is to have fun, and enjoy the day. Am still pondering what 'curriculum' ideas to go with, what would u be interested in? cheers, AndrewOC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienC Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 I WANT TO MAKE A SWORD :) or just ask questions and watch someone work and have them tell me what and why there doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 areyou in a re enactment group? most swords now in production are stock removal, and it comes out as a very similar finish. the sword comes a lot later than the learning of smithing. learn the basics first, then swords will come when you have mastered the basics...... a forged sword is a lot of work for someone with little equipment/ knowhow, and dangerous if forged or heat treated wrongly. therefore very dangerous on a live steel battlefield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 If I had a dollar for everyone that tell me that they want to make a sword I'd be a billionaire by now, even more so if the sword also needs to cut railway line in one blow, smash rocks to pieces, be able to shave with and be able to lever a truck up and be able to be bent back on its self so as the tip touches the handle without breaking, but I don't want to pay more that $2.00 for a piece of steel, can you teach me how to make one in a weekend. I give up! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienC Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 was only joking about the sword making i have enough trouble keeping my knives strate when heat treating them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 im surprized you didnt get more irate responses about the sword thing :) pet hate of a lot of smiths..... but you would know that if you have been trawling the archives..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 'im surprized you didnt get more irate responses about the sword thing ' ...often I ignore it!Last year a tool club member 'wanted to make a knife', did as i suggest, and brought along some spring. Problem was it was a whole pack of 3/8" thick leaves! I pointed out the huge amount of effort required (only hand forging available), and he was thinking of a machete.Otherwise get a bit of flat bar (less than 4lbs) and put a handle on it... voila' a sword-shaped-object!!! ;) A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienC Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 yeah ive read all about it ive been lurking around here for a while. Can you just go to watch cause i dont have anything to make i just want to learn as much as i can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corin Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Hey Damien! Good too see you on here! You finished that last knife yet? I hammered out a spear point hunter today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienC Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 nope still working on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratel10mm Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Welcome to IFI. Stick yourself on Dale's Oz Roll Call thread. And get over to Australian Blade Forums as well as British Blades if you haven't already. BB especially is a fantastic resource for budding blade smiths. (not that IFI isn't). See you at Moony's hopefully. :) G'day Corin :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienC Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 hi Ratel10mm im all ready a member on ABF ill have to joint BB and ill go look for Dale's Oz Roll Call thread now thanks damien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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