Chinobi Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hi all, Found the site while scouring the net for information regarding Mokume Gane a few weeks ago and have since been defaulting here for just about everything forge related :D I am a civil engineer by trade and a small scale silversmith by hobby, but my interest in Mokume has drawn me more into larger scale smithing. Being realistic, Mokume would probably be 95% of what I end up doing, at least for the forseable future. I skimmed the list of threads in the local groups section but i didnt see anything much closer to where i live (Ventura, CA) than Arizona, is anyone familiar with any organizations or members that may be more local than the next state over? Thank you all as well for hosting such a great site for discussion and sharing of knowledge! I look forward to getting more involved here in the near future B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironwolfforgeca Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hi Chnobi WELCOME from the Jefferson Blacksmith of northern Ca & Southern Or I am @ the other end of the state CK out www.calsmith.org that's the CBA California Blacksmith Association there are smiths near you down south ! they have meeting often down there, good smithing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Thanks IronWolf, ill definitely check the CBA out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Dave Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Chinobi: Welcome, I live in Simi Valley, Ca. and you have a great Blacksmith School near you. It's call Adam's Forge. Adam Leventhal was a L.A. blacksmith who the school is named after. The school is located near the 5 Freeway, and the Fletcher exit not to far from Griffith Park. There really isn't any other schools north of ventura or south of L.A. is Vista near San Diego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Thanks so much Dave! Hard to beat a $20 intro course to get your bearings, the CBA level 1 course has already started though unfortunately =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 Signed up for this Sunday's discovery day! :D do any other members frequent the Adam's Forge facility? Or is anyone else planning to attend this sunday's class? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Dave Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Chinobi: I can't make Sunday, but introduce yourself to Nancy as she knows everyone and is important to Adams Forge. Since it's an open forging day, plan on a project and do some forging. Good luck, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 Im really looking forward to it! i built up a set of clamp plates for QSO mokume, I may bring it with me and see if i can try it out in a propper heat source, that is if there is enough time for personal projects or if they allow the use of the facility after the class has ended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Yates Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Welcome and here you will find a vast amount of information that is very useful . Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 Thanks Sam :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinobi Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 So I attended the Adam's forge discovery day on sunday and had a lot of fun, lot of good people there and I got to have some good conversations with the instructors and assistants. Heres the letter opener i forged, I believe we started with about 8" of 3/8" square stock. Rubbed bronze highlights on the twist and cutting edge of the blade. Finished length is just about 9 1/4". Im pretty happy with the way it came out, certainly room for improvement, but not too bad for the first 4 hours of the trade :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 A belated Welcome aboard, good to have you. I grew up in the San Fernando Valley and moved to Simi a couple weeks after the 71 earthquake, we lived between the hospitals that collapsed. Quite the ride don't you know. <grin> So much for reminiscing about old neighborhoods. That's pretty good for a first go at the anvil, be sure you keep it so you can track how much you progress in the craft. Hooking up with CBA and a school will really level the learning curve, there's nothing like having someone to point out mistakes let alone show you tips, tricks and efficient orders of process. Don't be a stranger here either, we love good questions, they make us think and there's always several someones happy to answer them, even if we have to make something up. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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