What purpose dose a blacksmith have now days?
I wish to continue my blacksmithing but there is so little need for blacksmiths. The only reason I do it is to preserve my heritage and maintain the secrecy of our family steel forgeing techniques(i.e swordsmithing.) I feel as if me being a blacksmith is losing its purpose. is there anyone out there that can help me refine my skills
2006-11-22 08:44:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Alrighty then....
2006-11-22 08:47:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I am a full-time Blacksmith in Illinois I make a variety of different thing from Weaponry to candle sticks. I make a very good living off of it. There are many people out there that would pay more money for items that are hand forged compared to cheaply assembled and manufactured. Recently I finished a fence project for a house in an upscale neighborhood that I made $4000 off of and it took me approx. 2 weeks 10 hours a day to make. Blacksmithing can be a magnificent endeavor. If you have the patience to learn the skill to the highest expertise. Good luck
2006-11-25 20:22:51 · answer #2 · answered by life_member_nra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep on smithin'! You can stay in practice working wrought iron, this still has many uses...I like it that there are still people interested in sword forging, it's becoming a lost art, unless young people like you keep it alive.
2006-11-22 08:47:24 · answer #3 · answered by boots 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋