[TheForge] Opinions & advice

[Dan Tull]

Jesse,
Had no intention of trying to make you feel anything.
For once , I agree w/ Bruce on learning steps. Many bladesmiths never 
learned to move metal.
We get many 12 yr. olds asking "how to make swords", and few blacksmiths 
have the facilities to heattreat
swords( but can).  There are no secrets in blacksmithing, as we all learned 
because someone shared information.
You will find someone close to you that smiths.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse Seipel" <jsguardian at hotmail.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [TheForge] Opinions & advice


> Dan, you are going to make me sound stupid here. :)  I realize what I have 
> asked makes me sound like an over eager 12 year old, however, I assure you 
> that is not the case.  Like a 12 year old, I have a strong desire to lean, 
> although I am very in experienced and honestly am not sure who to talk to 
> or what to study.  I know almost nothing about blacksmithing and I am on 
> this mailing list to basicly tap into the many years of experience and 
> vast knowledge of the most skilled smiths.  To clearly state my intentions 
> here, I want to spend my reitrement (albeit many years from now) as a 
> humble blacksmith in the mountains of Montana.  At to reach that time in 
> my life I want to start now learing the trade, because although 
> blacksmithing uses basicly the same tools as it always has, methodes and 
> technology have and will continue to change.  I want to know as much as I 
> can so that I spent my retirement smithing, rather than learing.  That 
> being said, I will turn 25 this November.  I have a wife and 2 children. 
> I have been working as a real estate appraiser for the past 5 years.  I 
> don't like sounding like an idiot on this list, but I just dont know 
> anything yet...so the only way to to gain the knowledge I seek is to ask. 
> I greatly appreciate all the help and wisdom that is offered.
>
> ~Jesse
>
>
>>From: "Dan Tull" <dantull at numail.org>
>>Reply-To: Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>>To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>>Subject: Re: Re: [TheForge] Opinions & advice
>>Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:47:21 -0400
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>>Jesse,
>>How old are you?
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Seipel" <jsguardian at hotmail.com>
>>To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>>Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 12:44 PM
>>Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [TheForge] Opinions & advice
>>
>>
>>>Thank you Bruce.  I have another question  I don't think I can find the 
>>>answer on ABANA.org.  I was wondering if any one on this email list does 
>>>sword making and if they can tell me, from their perspective, what its 
>>>like to be a sword maker and how lucritive(generally) it is.
>>>
>>>~Jesse
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: "Bruce Freeman" <FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com>
>>>>Reply-To: Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>>>>To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>>>>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Opinions & advice
>>>>Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:46:01 -0400
>>>>
>>>>Jesse,
>>>>As anyone on this list would tell you, the FIRST thing you should do is
>>>>to log onto ABANA.org and wend your way to the info on the local
>>>>"affiliates" (formerly called chapters).  Find the one nearest you and
>>>>contact them.  Participate as much as you can.
>>>>Good luck,
>>>>Bruce
>>>>NJ
>>>>
>>>> >>> jsguardian at hotmail.com 6/23/2006 6:30:58 PM >>>
>>>>Are there any smiths near Billings, MT?  I want to learn the art.
>>>>Howerver,
>>>>I have no one to lear from and not sure where to begin.  Any advice
>>>>would be
>>>>greatly appreciated.  At this point, I am stuck in Billings and unable
>>>>to
>>>>travel much and was hoping to find a smith nearby that I could learn
>>>>from.
>>>>Thank you.
>>>>
>>>>~Jesse
>>>>
>>>>
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