The VERY BEST way to get questions answered is to get into a group that
does what you want to do. There are over 60 "clubs" around the USA and
Canada organized primarily to educate folks about blacksmithing. ABANA,
the Artist Blacksmith Association of North America at www.abana.org, has
a list of the whereabouts of most of them.
These clubs have various meeting schedules and conferences. The
members range from "never lit a fire" to real professionals. Many have
education programs. All of them welcome and look forward to meeting new
members. Many of the members have been upgrading their equipment and
therefore have things to sell, trade, etc..
Many of the groups also have newsletters containing "how-to"
articles. For instance, our group, The Guild of Metalsmiths, has an
index of about 750 how-to articles from our newsletter!
So, to the folks who are new to blacksmithing: Find your closest
ABANA affiliate, check out their website if they have one, and join the
group. Get to a few meetings and introduce yourself. Tell folks about
your interests and go from there.
Finally, when you are asking for "where to" information tell us in general where you live like "west central Wisconsin" (me). Who knows--- you may live a mile from me or some other person who can help.
Pete Stanaitis -------------------------
Finally, when you are asking for "where to" information tell us in general where you live like "west central Wisconsin" (me). Who knows--- you may live a mile from me or some other person who can help.
Pete Stanaitis -------------------------