Greetings,
Thanks for your interest, Manolo! It'd be wonderful if you could look for schools around your "bend in the woods" I have to tell you truthfully, I have to look a little closer at that Haystack school and see what it has to offer.
I'm glad you got bit by the smithing bug, hehe
. Actually, I would like to learn toward making this a long-lived profession. And I wouldn't have school, family, just work to pay for school to fund my courses, semester, apprenticeship (if I can ever find one, that is...
) But never give up! Never surrender! I always say!
I know of one Canadian smith, Ed Storch who lives a 2 hour drive away from me (will teach me the basics as long as I have the cash to pay, but is too busy also with his farm to take any apprenticeships, sadly for me, but I am very grateful for him), but Ed Storch isn't on SFI. The only other Canadian smith is, I call him the "prodigy" Jake Powning who lives in a small town of only 37 people in a small village of Markhamville. Here is his website:
http://www.powning.com/jake/home/j_homepg.shtml
If he were to be a choice of an available apprenticeship to pick from, it would be him.
Thanks, also best of luck to you with school, family and friends and also with finding anything related to bladesmithing schools! Thankyou very much and have a good day! Cheers! Look forward to talking to you!
Best regards,
Barrett Michael Hiebert