October 5, 200817 yr Gooday to all . I did blacksmithing at school 45 years ago and enjoyed it . Now that i have time to enjoy myself I thought i would join a forum and re-learn what i have forgotten . I still have to get some tools and anvil and make a forge , that will take a little time . Kind regards to all . Alan
October 6, 200817 yr Alan, another Aussie, its been a while between us joining lately. The yanks are starting to take over this forum Seriously though, lots of info and help in this site. Start digging through the Getting Started/Lessons in Metalworking articles from the front page as a starter.
October 6, 200817 yr Alan, AKA: sparkamp Welcome to I Forge Iron. You are now a part of us! Australian Blacksmiths are well represented here at IFI. In fact I feel some of them are corner stones of the site. I have no question that you will benefit from becoming a family member of the Blacksmiths, Farriers, Blade Smiths, Repousse Masters, and Metal Workers in general that you will find here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you aware of the: Blacksmiths Association of Western Australia See the home page for more information: Look at right column for
October 8, 200817 yr Author Rob and Ted . Thank you both for the extreemly warm welcome . It makes me feel good about the nice things said . I am looking foward to breathing the smoke of the coke of the forge . Unfortunately I wont be in the position to be able to go To get Hammered at Moonies but I will certainly show you the progress of my shop . Kind regards Alan.
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