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sorry for the jumbled form that the following advice takes
YOU CAN DO IT- it does take a lot of work and effort and most of all, time- if you want to be a custom bladesmith, then do join the ABS- I'm not a member, but then, knives/ swords are only part of what I do, and while they have to my knowledge the best instruction out there, I have never been the joiner type-I just have to learn the hard way, but if you want formal training on the knives/swords end, they are the best there is- as to the buisiness aspect, the market is already pretty full, so expect to spend a lot of time developing customers- for you the best move might well be to be a welder for as long as it takes to build up your buisiness, as this pays well, and weaponsmithing for the most part does not- you will also have to understand a whole lot about how weapons work, the physics and practical mechanics, as well as some about how to fight with the weapons you are building, as this is absoloutly nescessary to build a superior weapon that actualy works- this part cannot be stressed enough as it will manifest itself in the little, vital details of the things you make (for example, ever wonder why medieval axes never had round handles, always square or flat ovals? its because if you hit something "real" the round handle lets the weapon turn in the hand and the hit tends to glance off /not sink in) to get the little stuff like that you must study real weapons, and learn how they were used- in time you will know what "feels " right- to be the best you must live, breathe, eat and sleep weapons- this can freak out friends (it does mine, sometimes) - read musashi, this helps understand a warriors perspective - rmemeber that real weapons are practical, and BELIEVABLE fantasy weapons must also be as such- that is why LOTR's swords work so well, because they aproached it from the perspective of building functionl weapons and armor for fantastic situations-
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Thought the harder, Heart the bolder,
Mood the more as our might lessens
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