Cork
Hobbyist
General Blacksmith, Artist Blacksmith
Blacksmithing is not my business as of yet. I am just a guy doing a boring support job that steals the light from my eyes because it's not creative.
At the moment rebuilding my shed into a crafts workshop and want to have blacksmithing next to the other interests of mine, like woodturning, carving and braiding (loop braiding to be more precise) in the shop. Not sure if it'll grow into a business or will it stay only a hobby to have something to show-off at gatherings, but for now I wish to learn as much as my greymatter can onboard.
Mainly interested in bladesmithing, tool making, jewellery and silversmithing, but I believe that one has to have a more comprehensive understanding of the materials, their creation and their history in order to be able to shape them properly.