Hello all,
I live in the flatland of the Mississippi river bottoms where the mosquitoes grow large like vultures and the fields grow white with cotton. I started making knife shaped objects about three years ago via stock removal method (don't yell at me!). One things leads to another: from forges, hammers, anvils, and tendonitis, to ABS membership fees. You all understand. Not until last year did I know about the ABS, and such. Plans are being made for attendance at the school in Washington, Ark. Nothing that I have forged, to date, is worth posting; we will get to that later.
This is my mid-life crisis, of sorts, as it all started at age 40. My life's calling is ministry; pastoring is my full time work. Working with metal is much like working with people: they both resist change until the heat is on, both take an edge nicely when put to the stone, and failure happens often...with a few total crack ups.
Thanks for the read. Thanks to all who have posted in the past...there is much homework reading to be done.
Have a blessed day,
Tony Wood
Welcome Pastor Wood! Love your post. You will find this forum to be very beneficial to you mid life crisis in many ways. Read the post, watch the videos, and enjoy.
Welcome to the ABS! Attending the school is a wise decision and will cut years off your learning curve.
Best Regards,
Bob
Tony
Welcome to the American Bladesmith Society and the ABS Forum!
Dan Cassidy
Journeyman Smith
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Pastor Tony Wood
Welcome to the ABS and Forum, You will love the Bill Moran school in Washington Arkansas, also the Hammer-In, this Fall if you can make it.
Anthony
Welcome Tony. As stated, the school and available classes will be a huge benefit you. I certainly wish it could attend. I look forward to seeing you progress through your blacksmithing journey.
Chris
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Welcome Pastor Wood! Love your post. You will find this forum to be very beneficial to you mid life crisis in many ways. Read the post, watch the videos, and enjoy.
Thanks Dean.
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Welcome to the ABS! Attending the school is a wise decision and will cut years off your learning curve.
Best Regards,
Bob
Bob, I sure hope it does. Otherwise my elbows might not make it a lifetime.
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Tony
Welcome to the American Bladesmith Society and the ABS Forum!
Thank you Sir.
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Pastor Tony Wood
Welcome to the ABS and Forum, You will love the Bill Moran school in Washington Arkansas, also the Hammer-In, this Fall if you can make it.
Anthony
Thanks Anthony. Will you be at the hammer in?
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Welcome Tony. As stated, the school and available classes will be a huge benefit you. I certainly wish it could attend. I look forward to seeing you progress through your blacksmithing journey.
Chris
Thanks Chris. I look forward to seeing the progress myself!
Pastor Tony Wood
God willing and the creeks don't rise, yes I plan to be there. we could meet somewhere, there is a group that gets together on Friday night and goes out for dinner. When it gets closer
drop me a PM and I will give you more details if you would like.
Anthony
Welcome to the ABS and the forum Tony. All of us are still learning, it is a never ending process. The hammer ins and intro classes are great places to meet like minded people and share knowledge. I hope to be there for at least part of the hammer in. I look forward to meeting you.
Brion
Brion Tomberlin
Anvil Top Custom Knives
ABS Mastersmith
