hello everyone. names Kyle i'm from the Adirondack region of n.y. ,I'm a d.a.v. Army. i'm very new to the blade smithing thing, although I have a welding and fabrication back round. I'm pretty excited to be learning this skill, so far its been very fun. I also think its funny when I make a knife for someone and they look at me like I'm some kind of wizard, because they cant believe I made it with my own two hands, its very satisfying. if there are any smith in my area I would like to get into contact with you to share ideas and maybe get some pointers. look forward to hearing from you.