Joe Davidson Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Coleman put your location in your profile so every one can know where you are from. What part of SA are you from? I'm a fellow south Australian Joe :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Onya mate, welcome to iForgeiron. You will find lots of useful advice here, and other crow-eaters as well! Found the club down there yet? Check out; http://www.artistblacksmithsa.org.au/Welcome.html enjoy, AndrewOC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Onya mate, welcome to iForgeiron. You will find lots of useful advice here, and other crow-eaters as well! Found the club down there yet? Check out; http://www.artistblacksmithsa.org.au/Welcome.html enjoy, AndrewOC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 If any of you guys want to call by and have a squizz or I can answer any questions etc feel free to contact me, via IFI or via telephone, look in Newcastle yellow pages for forging,or blacksmiths. I wont put my phone No on here, had one or 2 PITA callers that got my No. from here. If I dont answer the phone on your 1st attempt leave a message as we are probably working a job under the hammer, and I ain't going to stop in the middle of a forging to answer a phone. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 what about hands free phil? get with the times! or does it get disrupted by your hat? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Ever tried talking on the phone while using a 5 cwt Woody, all you get is "what" I can't hear you", "it must be real noisy there", then there is the problem of hearing protection, and yes it does interfere with the forging fez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Ever tried talking on the phone while using a 5 cwt Woody, all you get is "what" I can't hear you", "it must be real noisy there", then there is the problem of hearing protection, and yes it does interfere with the forging fez. ;) most of my phone calls sound like that anyway.... i used to call my mate, while i was forging, wait till he answered, and then WHAM! and hang up. :) i may have done the same to HJP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren70 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 If any of you guys want to call by and have a squizz or I can answer any questions etc feel free to contact me, via IFI or via telephone, look in Newcastle yellow pages for forging,or blacksmiths. I wont put my phone No on here, had one or 2 PITA callers that got my No. from here. If I dont answer the phone on your 1st attempt leave a message as we are probably working a job under the hammer, and I ain't going to stop in the middle of a forging to answer a phone. Phil Is that you at the old Richmond Main pit mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolish Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 If any of you guys want to call by and have a squizz or I can answer any questions etc feel free to contact me, via IFI or via telephone, look in Newcastle yellow pages for forging,or blacksmiths. I wont put my phone No on here, had one or 2 PITA callers that got my No. from here. If I dont answer the phone on your 1st attempt leave a message as we are probably working a job under the hammer, and I ain't going to stop in the middle of a forging to answer a phone. Phil That sounds like a great offer to me, I am surprisingly close for once (Less then an hour drive) and your near a coke supplier, what more could you want ;-) From the looks of your work there is not much you have not tackled and worked out, you seem to do the larger jobs and the smaller work as well. Are you more of a monday to friday forging person, or just when ever the work is on? If you would like some random company at your shop for a day, i'd love to be that random company :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Richmond Main, it is true, we are forging almost every day, (the furnace gets lit every day anyway) as I said if you want to drop in feel free, though depending on what we are doing I can't always spend time chatting, but I can always manage a 10 minute hello. Friday is normally a good day for visitors as I have 2 tradesman as well as myself on that day, so am able to talk more. Our guys start work at 7.00am and i am normally here till at least 5.30pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAceman Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Anyone of you guys in NSW near the blue Mountains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damastang Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 G'day fellas, Ryan here from the Atherton Tablelands in far north QLD. Been forging for about 4 years, mainly knife forging as I am also a bowhunter although I love the ornamental and tool making side of things as well. New to the forum side of smithing and keen to gain as much knowledge and inspiration as possible and see what others are getting up to. Cheers and see you round :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Welcome aboard Ryan, glad to have you. If you'll put your general location in your header those of us on the other side of the planet won't have to keep pestering you about it. Being new to the internet forum gathering of smiths is an adventure in several ways. First just reading the information available on this site is like a regular job. Pull up a comfy chair, bring lunch and something to drink, it's probably a weeks work skimming things here. Then of course there're all the characters here. Most of us just love good questions or better yet problems. We love brainstormig our way through problems. Oh and pictures, we LOVE pictures, projects, shops, tools, finds, finished work, local art You name it, we love pics of it. . Oh yeah, dogs are always popular. Scenery and sunsets are always popular too. Enjoy the ride brother, the more the merrier. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Anyone of you guys in NSW near the blue Mountains? JImmy who is a lurker lives in Penrith or there abouts, there is or was also a guy in Katoomba or Blackheath I think, if you seach back through "Hammered at moonies" post about 2 years back there was posts from him coming to Moonies but he had a car accident on way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Just found him, Rob Browne, he shows up on page 2 of Hammered at Moonies, dont know if he's still around or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 hey ryan, i am at little mulgrave, and hjp is on the tablelands, ifn you are interested in a beer and a smite....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewy Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Mr Aceman, Phil Sparks is located at the State Mine Museum in Lithgow. There is also Wyndham Parson in Springwood as well as the annual Ironfest in Lithgow held every April. The Artist Blacksmith of NSW is hosting a large scale blacksmithing weekend 6&7th July at the old Redfern rai workshops. Plenty of quality BS event in NSW throughout the year at least one a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewy Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Above post should read "old Redfern railway workshops" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calala Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Drewy is the Redfern event only for A.B.A members or open to others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgemaster Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Not sure on that one John, I have a feeling that the master class is already fully booked and I believe that was only available to members, but the demo days I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calala Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Thanks Phil, I will give Craig a ring, cheers mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAceman Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Hey thanks so much for all the locations, I am thinking about going to the demo in July and I cant wait to meet some of the guys there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAceman Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Is anyone here part of the artist blacksmiths of nsw going to the demo in redfern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolish Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Yep ill be training it in there as it is apparently the way to go. Moony and a few others are going as well, hoping it to be a good event Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Yup. Me, forgemaster, drewy, probably jimdoc + 1... they will come out of the woodwork. or should that be ironwork? Shall be interesting to see how many Sydney-siders appear. Shall we continue in; '?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>> A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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