[TheForge] question for part-timers & hobbyists

Fri Feb 28 10:44:00 2003

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From: "Fiorini & Skiles" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 7:50 AM
Subject: [TheForge] question for part-timers & hobbyists


> I've got questions for those of you who are part-time blacksmiths (have a
> full time job at home or out of home) or hobbyist blacksmiths.  FYI- I
> consider myself part time because I work part time as mother and household
> manager.
>
> Back to the questions.
> What are your personal goals for blacksmithing?
To make stuff
>
> Are you more interested in technical skills, design skills, or equally
> devoted to both?
all
>
> Do you like to do projects or make up your own, or both?
The neat thing about not doing Blacksmithing for a living is that you get to
choose what you wish to make. when your employed you have to get out
product. and after the 20th widget you well get tired of making widgets. I
make what I want when I want
I've had project wake me up in the middle of the night and had to go make X
right then.
>
> How much time per week, or month do you set aside for your blacksmithing?
when I have a free time I go to the shop No time set.
>
> How much time do you set aside for studying blacksmithing in other ways,
> through book research or your own sketching?
I don't set away time but I read something nightly while doing other stuff
>
> Do you set yourself certain goals in the shop?- for example, maybe in
June,
> you are going to work strictly on collars, or in August, you are going to
> work on perfecting scroll designs.
nope
>
> If you don't like to work with a goal system- then how do you decide what
to
> work on ?
nope
>
> What motivates you?
haven't a clue there are some things that just yell to be made
Dan Scheid
Flying horse forge
http://home.earthlink.net/~chevalvolant/flyinghorseforge.html
>
> Do you have anything else to add that I didn't think about asking?
>
> I'll answer it too, but I don't want it to be about me right away.  I'd
like
> to see a cross section of responses from all of the part timers and
> hobbyists.
> -Kirsten
> [email protected]
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