Blacksmithing

So was wondering if there are any blacksmith's on the forum, I been doing blacksmithing for the past 15 years on and off, love it.

Also is anyone interested in blacksmithing? please share your thoughts ideas and maybe videos if you found something interesting

 

I live in Sweden, mostly never travel anywhere so nope.

 

So cool, sounds like my type of place Good to hear your brother is a blacksmith, its slowly coming back so always happy to hear more people are doing it

 

Yea its getting more popular, they even have a tv show about blacksmithing now called Forged in Fire

 

That is great, happy to see so many people are interested in it in the US

 

iam no Blacksmith but i do have and love my
Gränsfors Bruks axe, so i can def appreciate the fine
skills of those who work in that industry.
saw some amazing videos awhile back:
http://www.torontoblacksmith.com/
nothing compares to items made with human hands!

 

Good to hear, Gränsfors have done great axes, they used to make better ones before they started mass producing em on a grander scale, but they still do good stuff. And I couldn't agree more, hand made is the way to go.

 

I haven't tried it but some of my ancestors were blacksmiths. Seems pretty cool

 

I've never been interested in being a blacksmith myself, but I sure admire the craft. Somewhere along the line, if it wasn't for blacksmiths, I probably wouldn't have my beloved tools such the Klein's J2000 lineman's pliers or my Channellock 420's . As an electrician's apprentice, I can't picture life without 'em.