shadey lady Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I've been coming to this site for over a year. stayed up all night reading the info and looking at blueprints - several times... so I'm not really new, just timid. Been smithing almost 14 years, still learning & making mistakes - but I've never lost my passion for it. The first time I saw a smith work (LeRoy Simmons, now in Mountainaire NM, formerly in Las Cruces NM) I was hooked. I'm a part-time demonstrator for school groups. I send people who ask me for more info to this site or "youtube" for blacksmith videos. THANKS FOR BEING HERE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Shadey Lady, Thank You for recommending IForgeIron to others. I am sure by now you have heard of the button called archive at the bottom right of the forum page. Click on archive, click on a section and sub-section and notice that there are pages 2,3,4, listed at the top. Don't be fooled into thinking we can put everything on just one page. We also suggest you pack a lunch and a cold drink before you enter the IForgeIron archive. As a demonstrator you are encouraged to put what you do into a Blueprint so others have access to YOUR way of doing things. Contact me directly for details as to where to email the text and photos. It is just that easy. Show us so we can learn from you. Welcome to IForgeIron. If you have questions, just ask. And there is NO reason to be timid as YOU are the one with the hammer in YOUR hand. (grin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayco Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Shadey Lady, if I had waited until I 'got it', I would still be lurking Come on in....join the crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Glad you delurked! We learn from mistakes. I should be a PHD by now instead of a BSer. No need to be timid, we're pretty friendly. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Howdy from East TEXAS!! and welcome to IFI. I know you are aware of SWABA from one of your previous posts so you have some good contacts out there! Glad you decided to so more than lurk here. Great place here and no need to be timid. Once again, welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnr Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Welcome to IFI, feel free to ask any questions that you may have. Finnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy seale Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 howdo miss welcome- really good folks here. please ask questions!! i probobly can't anwser but outhers will. anyway howdy from west texas,jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Gomez Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Glad that you finally decided to join us!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Browne Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Don't wait till you "get" anything or you will NEVER start. Welcome aboard :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheftjcook Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Glad You jumped in, The Folks are real friendly here so grab a cup and pull up a chair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted T Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 (edited) Shadey Lady Welcome to I Forge Iron. Some of the most skilled blacksmiths that I have known are females. Skill speaks volumes and has no gender! Please feel free to share your views with us. Ted Throckmorton Edited November 12, 2008 by Ted T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divermike Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Glad you stepped into the site, now howsabout splainin how you picked that name, it conjures all kinds of speculation, but smiths do their best work in the shade, reflective light and all. Please post some of your work, that is where all of us blacksmith voyuers get our jollies, and boy can we learn from someone who has been doing it for 14 years, I wish I had started that long ago. Once again, welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 "delurked" love that term...welcome and please jump right in and add your input...we all like to hear from different people...even Finnr and Ted T are friendly enough after you get to know them...:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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