I love patternwelding, the whole process floats my boat. Started selling more and more small hammers to blacksmiths (and bladesmiths!) and 3 or 4 years ago though what the heck, Ill have a dab at it myself! Picked up a bit of know how on forging hammers and presses over the years. I now own a small company (used to be a big one, not my fault ) that specialises in forging plant, buying, selling, repairing, servicing & so on. Im mid 30's, and have worked in engineering all my life (well, studied accounts and finance to degree level, but you kinda need that for engineering nowdays!) Early memories as a ?6 year old of hanging in the machine shop with my dad, being aloud to wind the handles on the machines, being lifted up and down on a fork truck, being upset I couldnt sit on the vertical borer table when it was spinning! Just seen this thread for the 1st time, a lil about me. ![]() Hey col, Youve loosing your 'ban' button? I also just like sharp objects, and trying to cut one thing with another. I enjoy that there is a somewhat brutal aspect to 'smithing (apparently I have some aggressive tendencies I need to get out), followed by precise, artistic finish work. Trying to sum up why I love bladesmithing: part of it is the history aspect, to feel what other craftsmen have felt through the millenia, or deal with similar problems to what they dealt with. Growing up way out in the sticks, I learned early on to be resourceful and work with what I had available. I have very little formal training in anything, but I'm good at self-teaching, research, and improvisation, and have been working at this craft stuff since my early teens. I love the outdoors, hunting, camping, bushcraft and 'primitive' skills, and so on. ![]() I also do graphic art, and play music (primarily loud electric guitar at this point, although I can play several other string instruments too). I'm a professional craftsman.besides blades and other metal goodies, I make or have made musical instruments, archery equipment, furniture, houses, bicycle frames. I live on a tiny subsistence farm in southern New Mexico. Well, let's see.I'm 34, married with no kids (but proud "dad" to two very cute doggies ). This is a neat thread to read through, so many different approaches and personalities on here!
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