June 15, 20188 yr I am an Italian blacksmith, I found this site really incredible for the many information it contains. I hope not to disturb with my incompetence. I'm sorry but I do not know English well, I use the google translator. I hope to use appropriate words, in case I send the text in Italian. 1. Name Adriano Cortiula 2. Location Tricesimo north Italy 3. What type blacksmithing do you do, what do you make. Outdoor blacksmith 4. How and when did you get started in blacksmithing A long time ago I was a child, and I did not know any blacksmith. 5. What object or thing did you use as your first anvil, A piece of rail, then at 15 years my grandparents gave me a small anvil that I have even now. 6. Tell us about your first forge, hole in the ground, camp fire, brake drum, stacked bricks, The first forge was made of bricks, it lasted a few years 7. Who assisted you or encouraged you in the craft Nobody, then when I was already a professional blacksmith my wife, now she does not encourage me either. 8. What event changed your attitude about blacksmithing When they gave me drawings by Tony Benetton and soon after I saw those by Fritz Kuhn, 9. What tool has changed or made your life easier in the shop The air hammer. 10. What advice would you give those starting out in blacksmithing Change profession. 11. What advice would you give those already involved in blacksmithing Learn 3D modeling on your computer. 12. What are some of the interesting things that have happened to you in your life as a blacksmith. Someone paid me. They did not understand that I would do it for free.
June 15, 20188 yr Delightful Sir, it has translated well for this reader in California, USA. have a beautiful time at this international festival of iron. divertiti in questo festival internazionale di ferro. I too, am using Google Translate. bon voyage, Robert Taylor
June 15, 20188 yr You can’t ask any dumber questions than I have, and your English can not be any worse than mine (a native speaker) welcome to IFI
June 15, 20188 yr Adry, there is a lot to learn on the site and everyone wants to help. Photographs are the best explanation you can provide when asking questions. Show us the problem and we can solve it.
June 15, 20188 yr 7 hours ago, Adry said: . What advice would you give those starting out in blacksmithing Change profession. Haha. Good one. Most of us are addicted to it though. 7 hours ago, Adry said: 12. What are some of the interesting things that have happened to you in your life as a blacksmith. Someone paid me. They did not understand that I would do it for free. Again that is funny. Take the money! This is a hobby for me so I really just make things that I like and if someone wants to pay me for it All the better. Helps pay for some more tools, steel and coal to make more. You'r translations seem fine. Welcome aboard and thanks for sharing. If you haven't guessed yet, we love pictures.
June 15, 20188 yr Author Thank you all the site is very active. For the photos they arrive, but they are really bad jobs. I understand if you drive me out of the site for unworthiness.
June 15, 20188 yr No ones work is unworthy to be here. You share and people help you with ideas to improve.
June 15, 20188 yr The challenge to you is to become better than you were yesterday, The challenge to us is to help you is to become better than you were yesterday,
June 15, 20188 yr Welcome aboard Adry, glad to have you. Google translation program is working fine for here. Or at least I THINK it is. I think I know what you're saying. We're all trying to climb a couple learning curves on Iforge. First one is the Iforge.com forum itself. It keeps changing so we'll all catching up. Just keep the language and subjects clean enough you'd let your 5 year old daughter s[ed the day looking at and reading without worrying about having to explain grownup things. Explaining weird blacksmithing pictures, spelling, etc. is what the site is all about. Well, we're here to help each other out. The Iforge web search engine stinks like a big fresh lawn cigar. Use your favorite internet search engine and insert Iforge iron in the search terms and it'll search and link you with the site. Make sense? My stupid web browser, "Google Chrome" keeps UP? dating my platform without permission permission of sense, every time I turn it on/ So I'm never sure what MY computer is up to. I just try to sort through what' it's doing this morning. Okay your most recent post just notified me and after taking a look. HOLY MOLY!!! YOU DO SOME BEAUTIFUL WORK ! ! ! Can this sometimes humble hobbyist sit back and see what I can learn from you? Frosty The Lucky.
June 15, 20188 yr Awesome work Adry. Its all nice I especially like the fishes and the tree with the wolf/ fox? and the bird. The gates and railings are really elaborate.
June 15, 20188 yr Bravissimo Adriano! I haven't seen this kind of work for a long time. No knifes? Only kidding. My father was born in Florence. My blacksmith teacher in Lombardia. Do you get the new re introduced brown bears there? Keep on posting. May be a video of you making something. Mi raccomando Adriano ... sempre in gamba
June 16, 20188 yr Author I thank you all. I'm very embarrassed, I didn't think the forum was so active. I must apologize, I sent some pictures without even looking at them. Unfortunately work and forge consumes of expensive coal. I promise I'll ship whatever you want of my work, as I understand it, especially the middle stages of design and craft. Thank you again ... but my works are ugly.
June 16, 20188 yr 1 hour ago, Adry said: ... but my works are ugly. No sir- they are not ugly- they are beautiful! Dave
June 16, 20188 yr Very nice work Andy, I would use the term "inspiring" to describe your work. Thank you for the pictures. Al
June 17, 20188 yr We are most likely our own worse critics. I find your work pleasant to look at, complex and intriguing, and it screams ... long hours! i hope you get good money for them. Clearly not ugly. As for the person in that photo ...
June 18, 20188 yr I acknowledge your calling your work "ugly" and grant you a sufficient modesty to qualify for the title of master BSer. (That's a story teller) We're our own harshest critics, our eyes drawn to every flaw even when minor if any. However, I'm often wrong and these examples may well be ugly compared to your beautiful work. May we see some please? Frosty The Lucky.
June 19, 20188 yr Author Thank you, for the nice words, I needed it. This morning my wife scolded me for the reason I do not have enough money, the bills arrive every month, while my customers pay when they can.
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