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Hello fellow smiths

Greetings from sunny Australia, my name is Drewy and have been blacksmithing since 1984, first job out of high school. I served a four year apprenticeship in Sydney with New South Wales state rail authority as a industrial smith, Total of 10 apprentices in my year, they were one of the largest employers of blacksmiths for that era. I had my own bussiness for 15 years in my home town of Tamworth northern NSW doing all types of forge work from industrial, artist and general fabrication. 10 years ago I decided to go to university and train to become a high school industrial arts teacher. I work in a small rural ton 1/2 hr from home, lots of farm kids who love learning blacksmithing in my metal work classes. Look forward to interacting with others

yours in Blacksmithing

Drewy

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Welcome to IFI, there is plenty smiths from downunder on here, A little searching will get you to the OZ roundup, say hey! and find out about hammerins going down near you. I can imagine you pulling up with a bus full of ROWDY high school students to an event at Glenn Moon's shop unannounced !

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G'day Rusty, Drewy started off the "Peel River Artist Blacksmiths" many moons ago I think around 1994, at that stage we were known as "Australian Blacksmith Association Tamworth & District". The name was changed in 2006, Drewy has also worked in America for I think a year Blacksmithing, he is also a member of the Australian Eastern N. S. W. Coastal Group and is friends with Glenn Moon & Forgemaster. He attends most major events in Oz.
Cheers John.

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Well . . . Yeah. I was being polite and seeing as I seem to attract smiths too. So maybe it was a self image (ambiance?) thing.

At least you don't want us calling you Sugar.

Frosty The Lucky.

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