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Blacksmithing championships
« on: November 26, 2014, 01:02:40 pm »
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Re: Blacksmithing championships
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2014, 01:25:37 pm »
Very cool!
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Re: Blacksmithing championships
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2014, 03:30:55 pm »
Wish I had 1/4 that skill!
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Re: Blacksmithing championships
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2014, 09:05:24 pm »
amazing skill!
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Re: Blacksmithing championships
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2014, 10:36:48 am »
It is an amazing skill, and fun to watch, but I bet the average blacksmith struggles to make a living.  It's like gunsmithing in that it is a fun, manly thing to do that doesn't pay squat.  Do you want your children to grow up to be blacksmiths?  If it makes them happy, I would be OK with it, but I would try to leave some inheritance.

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Re: Blacksmithing championships
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2014, 01:25:36 pm »
It is an amazing skill, and fun to watch, but I bet the average blacksmith struggles to make a living.  It's like gunsmithing in that it is a fun, manly thing to do that doesn't pay squat.  Do you want your children to grow up to be blacksmiths?  If it makes them happy, I would be OK with it, but I would try to leave some inheritance.

I'll bet a lot of people say the same thing about beekeeping. :laugh:

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Re: Blacksmithing championships
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2014, 02:47:38 pm »
It is an amazing skill, and fun to watch, but I bet the average blacksmith struggles to make a living.  It's like gunsmithing in that it is a fun, manly thing to do that doesn't pay squat.  Do you want your children to grow up to be blacksmiths?  If it makes them happy, I would be OK with it, but I would try to leave some inheritance.

I'll bet a lot of people say the same thing about beekeeping. :laugh:

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