Hardtimes Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Hi, I'm very interested in blacksmithing. It has been eating a lot of my spare time researching and watching videos on the subject. I have been lurking around for a while and thought I'd join. I like to build old cars and motorcycles and got interested in blacksmithing as way to build some of my own tooling. That being said in have been bitten by the bug and have become interested in more than just tooling. Thanks to all, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyiorn Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Welcome, I am new here also, I spend most of my time here reading and learning. There is a great wealth of knowledge here so if you have a question do some searches first before asking good luck to you Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Note that learning smithing is in the doing, not the watching. 10 hours at the forge will profit you more than 100 hours at the screen! (And actually watching something again after you have tried it and then going and trying it again may work even better for you...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtimes Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 46 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: Note that learning smithing is in the doing, not the watching. 10 hours at the forge will profit you more than 100 hours at the screen! (And actually watching something again after you have tried it and then going and trying it again may work even better for you...) Thanks to both of you for the feedback. As for the above statement, I can't agree with this more! I'd love to spend the hours in the shop but, I'm finishing up construction on our house and it is eating up all of my time right now. When it is completed and we are moved in this month I plan on getting back in the shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Look into the Saltfork Craftsmen, they have meetings every weekend some where in the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Welcome aboard Sam, glad to have you. Reading and watching are good things, watching less so till you've gained and developed some basic knowledge so you can better filter the wheat from the chaff. And believe me there's a LOT of chaff on the internet some so outright wrong and dangerous I'm surprised the posters haven't been sued into homeless shelters. Anyway, read, watch, do. Then read it, watch it again and compare your experience. As Thomas said this is a very valuable learning technique. Another is to get hooked up with the local blacksmithing organization, every hour working with an experienced smith is worth days of figuring it out yourself. Oh, one last little thing, we LOVE pictures, work, shop, tools, equipment, pets, family, etc. most anything you'd show a small child. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtimes Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Thanks for the info Charles and Frosty! I have already found out about the Saltfork Craftsman and have them bookmarked on my phone. I plan on attending a meeting when I get freed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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