leighwill Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Hi guys and gals i haven't posted hanything for a while, works been getting in the way of play. it's slowed down a bit now so i can get back out to the forge. anyway i had to tell someone my news. It starts like this, my uncle has three vehicles a C4, a Transit van and a ww2 willys jeep yesterday the c4 and trannie decided not too work and he had a doctors appontment so he jumped in the willys and off he went. on his way home another willys overtook him and the driver waved him to pull in so he did thinking something was wrong, it wasn't just a fellow collector wanting to admire and compare. any way they got chatting and it turns out this fella is a blacksmith from 15min down the road, so my uncle mentioned me and that i was an aspiring smith, so this nice chap gave us his number and said i could go down anytime i wanted and he would show me how to do anything i wanted to know, even said i could go down on weekends and help him on jobs if i was up for it, voluntary of course but i don't mind knowledge is payment enough and my better half works weekends anyway. anyway i had to tell someone thanks for listening leigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Good for you Leigh, you must live right. Truth is, I've had some really rewarding chance encounters and this sounds like a prime example. all the best to you and your new friend/mentor. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Good thing you uncle was driving the Williys and that you got mentioned. It's always good to get in some extra time with an experienced smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewayforge Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 No matter how many books you read, a mentor is still the number one best asset to an aspiring smith! I'm thankful I've gotten to be mentored by a friend. Its taught me a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Excellent! Sounds like a great opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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