How come I keep getting HTTP error 404 messages when I try to type in comma separated words in the tags field?
That's not the subject of my blog. I am searching for a name for my decorative ironworks business. A name is an important thing when it comes to people's perception of who you are and what you do. I do fine hand forged ironwork, using traditional blacksmith tools and techniques. The term blacksmith is one I am proud of, but it carries a lot of baggage and connotations that are unhelpful. Most everyone immediately thinks I do horseshoes even though I bill myself as an artist blacksmith. I have used the name Cocorico Forge in the past. This name has problems because no one knows how to pronounce Cocorico and some customers have even shown anger when I say it is a French word for what a rooster says each morning. So I'd like a name that is easily pronounced, lacking in foreigness, lacking in political or religious connotations, and reflective of the work I do. Perhaps I should create a symbol for the blacksmith formerly known as ?

Hello everyone,
I have been a blacksmith off and on since around 1979. Just couldn't quit my day job till a year ago last March. So now I'm getting cranked up to work in metal more or less full time. While going through some old folders of sketches and designs (I cannot throw anything away), I ran across a paper copy of ArtMetal from Spring 1994. I wondered if it still existed so searched on the net and found you guys. I am located in Knoxville, TN. We have a local guild called the Clinch River Blacksmith's Guild that meets once a month. I'll try to come up with a picture or two to send. All for now. Just glad y'all are still around.