[TheForge] question for part-timers & hobbyists (there always has to be someone to hold things up)

Fri Mar 7 00:37:01 2003

On Fri, 28 Feb 2003 09:50:14 -0600 "Fiorini & Skiles" <[email protected]>
writes:
> 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 learn as much as I can from whom ever is willing to teach.  What I an
searching for is how things were made in the beginning, no machines!

> Are you more interested in technical skills, design skills, or 
> equally
> devoted to both?
Both.

> Do you like to do projects or make up your own, or both?
What ever I can do to learn.

> How much time per week, or month do you set aside for your 
> blacksmithing?

Right now that is a hard question to answer.  I work 35 hours at one job
22 at another,  and have went back to school. And then most of last year
we were in drought so there was a major fire ban ( I work with cole and I
am having neighbor problems)  So forge time is slim to none right now.

> How much time do you set aside for studying blacksmithing in other 
> ways,  through book research or your own sketching?

Every day!  That and my singing is the only thing that keeps me from
hurting people.

> 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.

I would like to say yes,  but as of yet, no.

> If you don't like to work with a goal system- then how do you decide
what to
> work on ?

I have projects that I have designed that I work on.

> What motivates you?

Well that is a loaded question.  I am a typical Male so sex does.  LOL 
But if you are referring to blacksmithing (as I know you are), questions.
 That is what motivates me questions.  How did they do that?  How did
they get that in there?  Also the lack of sex.  Got to pound on something
to get the frustration out it might as well be a peace of steal.

> Do you have anything else to add that I didn't think about asking?

No just a question to ask.  I am full of questions and am finding it hard
to get answers.  So here is one for all on the list.  I am looking for a
formal education in old school blacksmithing.  I have found many schools
that have blacksmithing in their art departments and in relation to
jewelry making.  Would any one have any ideas where I might look.  I have
the school listing from the web sight and have found a few others but not
quite what I am looking for.  Teach me if you can.

> 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
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