Hello I have just learned smithing about a month ago. So far I have made tent stakes and a fire rake. I have wanted to learn blacksmithing for years and just now found a teacher whose idea of craftsmanship matches my expectations. I am a member of the SCA so I am going to be doing allot of recreating of medieval smithing. I am also a sculptor but working clay is boring to me right now and think metal is more my taste. I am working on building my own forge it is taking a little longer than I thought it would. If anyone finds them self in my neck of the woods please send me a PM and we will hook up.

Welcome Justin, FWIW, clay is a good way to learn smithing, just form some to the size of the iron material you want to work with and use a hammer lightly on it. Clay works just like hot soft metal does under the hammer.

Greetings from the Kingdom of Northshield. You will find a lot of very useful information here. The folks who hang out here are a great bunch.
THL Finnr Bjornsson
Just Finnr works better (LOL )

If you want to discuss exactly what's involved doing medieval smithing just give a holler!

Master wilelm the smith, OL, Kingdom of the Outlands
Aka wilelm

Go to the opening page and Lessons in Metalworking > Blacksmithing. Lots of forge ideas there. Welcome to the site from Kingdom of AEthelmearc.

Justin you are more than welcome to make a road trip down here into Virginia for any of our meetings... Blacksmith Guild of Viriginia - Home

Peyton

Thanks All I am working on going to the July meeting Primtechsmith.

im from quite near hagerstown