[TheForge] Crowdsourcing Question

[Jeff Wilson]

Lloyd,
Tell us a bit about what you are planning to do/make once you are set up. Do 
you have a particular interest? General blacksmithing, cutlery, fur trade 
hardware, kitchen or garden kit,& etc.?

Jeff
My Son is the Blacksmith
on the wet side of Puget's Sound

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mazrim at comcast.net>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Crowdsourcing Question


>I actually do regret asking about the crowdsourcing in the first place. I 
>do appreciate the advice that I received like I mentioned in the e-mail. I 
>have seen many people use crowdsourcing to help them get into a new craft 
>such as this. I have been putting a lot of time into learning about 
>smithing, nad have been following this list for a while learning from it as 
>well. I am not a child, nor do I not have a job. Because I still can not 
>afford this right now, partly due to taking care of someone with health 
>conditions, I thought this was a possible solution. Why I reacted the way I 
>did is that in between the useful ideas was what I saw as a lot of 
>condecension. I am concerned with building a propane forge because of the 
>safety aspects, especially living in a heavily settled area of the city so 
>I though it was smarted to buy one to start with, then possibly build one 
>in the future. For an anvil, I can not seem to find any that still have 
>good edges for less that $400-500. I am
> perfectly willing to listen to advice and welcome it.
>
>
> Lloyd W. Giddinge
> mazrim at comcast.net
>