[TheForge] Speaking of age...

[Andrew Vida]

Jim Beard wrote:
> Ohh!   I'm a youngun.  I turn 28 in a month.  I was surprised to find
> out how many Smiths there are here in Eugene.  A good friend of mine
> holds an open shop once a week.  It has a really good turn out.
> Usually 6+ experienced, older blacksmiths show up, just to shoot the
> breeze, and 6+ 'junior' or apprentice level wanna be blacksmiths show
> up.  Us younger guys forge and the older guys offer advice,
> constructive criticism, help, and generally offer support and make
> themselves a great resource to us beginning folk.
> 
> My buddy and I set up a web site in the hopes that we would help some
> of the more talented blacksmiths sell / market their stuff.  We
> haven't ever finished with the business side of the site, but we did
> get some of one smiths work up in the gallery.  Here is a link:
> 
> http://www.nw-arts.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=14

	I really like Panicking Pete.