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4:03 pm
May 3, 2010
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until i retired there was no time to pursue blacksmithing. now that i am retired i find i am a newby at it and want to learn more i have taken one class would like to take another but they are very expensive. i am learning mostly by watching videos on line. are there any other suggestions on a way to gain knowledge?
paul
4:37 pm
March 18, 2010
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The same three ways that work fort other things......practice, practice, practice! Welcome Paul! You found a good place to ask questions........that's one way we will grow this site and enrich our members at the same time.
“There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot,
but then there are others who, with the help of their art and their intelligence,
transform a yellow spot into the sun.” ~ Pablo Picasso ~
3:00 am
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May 3, 2010
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Come to the conferences and do the hands-on stations... find another smith nearby and visit (bet you get a chance to swing a hammer!)... raid the local scrap yard and practice... don't be afraid to turn bar stock into scrap at first, it's part of the process... most of all, have fun with it.
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