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Eyyy! Glad to see ya posting again. Definitely enjoyed the straight talk / no-nonsense advice and experience about business / youtube / etc. Gotta pay attention to the numbers!
Time is money and is often an overlooked subset of those all important numbers. Production numbers are easy, x/h of s-hooks etc. How much time it takes you to get leads for items and travel times... those are the killers. Please share more of your experiences with time management.
Very well done, I see so many people think they can be a successful blacksmith and make a fortune 2 weeks after they first pick up a hammer! Are you releasing this as a podcast? If you have already it isnt showing up in searches. I am the opposite, i was quire successful in business, blacksmithing was always going to be a hobby only, people act surprised when i say i dont make things for sale. They are even more surprised when i say, if you like it it is yours. (Wife gets upset if the piles in the corner get to big!)
I have always respected and taken your advice about artists, and how an artist should navigate 'the real world'. Kind of looks like all the artists were just screwed by god because the nature of art is that it is not just maximally efficent problem solving, which is what 99% of real jobs are, and people with an artists temperment just wither away if they dont have the ability to create or experience aesthetics and the pursuit of beauty. i mean screwed by god in like a funny way, its not all that bad.
I know a very good machinist. He is running his own machine shop business. Yet, as you say - he has retired years ago, got his retirement check once a month and so on. He makes money, and he is a pro, very very skilled, but as you say - that's a "extra" cash for the kids and grandkids. If he is sick and the shop is closed - it doesn't matter. If he wants to visit friends and family abroad - no problemo. So, needless to say, you know you are right... :)
I can say my observations from the blacksmithing club that I've been hanging around for 10-15 years now is that the majority of the fellas in the club are retired there's one guy I know is a sugar baby and anybody else is either a young person whose parents supported them doing this and now they're they've got a legacy of success or they're tradesman and they make a ton of money and have a ton of time but I don't know many people who are in the club who are independently successful as blacksmiths
I don't understand - It sounded like Mr Tye and it was, tangentially, about blacksmithing but he said that it would tight and concise and there wouldn't be digressions. Who is this man?
I'm 73, I smith for fun. I like making stuff. I give stuff away because I've made tubs of stuff. However, It costs money to buy metal to make stuff. If I sell stuff at cost just to afford more metal, I'm undercutting those that do it for a business. Suggestions??
I used to know a few artists (they had full time real jobs). While they had the $600 stuff at the art show, mostly they sold the $20 stuff. BTW most artists I know are a bit bitter because they can’t support themselves solely by their art.
Number One - find your market Number Two - use jedi mind tricks Number Three - shake the parasites Mind tricks : my base was males . Problem get them to slow down and look at my goods . Got this ad of a very beautiful young lady in the mail , I'm talking "Greek Goddess" . Framed the image , hung it on the wall in a slow traffic area . Most men made a bee-line to the goddess and wanted to know who she was . Tuff times to go into business these days , have back up plan . Good luck to all ! 👍
i talked to a local blacksmith near me and he told me the only blades he makes money on he grinds and cuts from files and never touches his forge tell he tempers them
Eyyy! Glad to see ya posting again. Definitely enjoyed the straight talk / no-nonsense advice and experience about business / youtube / etc. Gotta pay attention to the numbers!
I really enjoyed this first episode. Really hope you continue and I look forward to next week.
Nice to hear from you Trenton.
Love hearing from you again!
My experience as an artist blacksmith forces me to agree with everything you said.
Thank you I came up with similar thoughts. Nice to hear somebody actually say them.
I'm going to start the StealCast now.
Time is money and is often an overlooked subset of those all important numbers. Production numbers are easy, x/h of s-hooks etc. How much time it takes you to get leads for items and travel times... those are the killers. Please share more of your experiences with time management.
Wise words,,,thank goodness I get that monthly check! Making $2 an hour doesn't pay bills.
How did custom knife makers do at Blade? There was an article that seemed to say high end knife sales are slowing down a bit.
Look what the cat dragged in.
Same goes for knifemakers, I've got knives that I've had for 3 or more years and they just don't sell.
Lets see some black smithing Trent we miss it
Very well done, I see so many people think they can be a successful blacksmith and make a fortune 2 weeks after they first pick up a hammer!
Are you releasing this as a podcast? If you have already it isnt showing up in searches.
I am the opposite, i was quire successful in business, blacksmithing was always going to be a hobby only, people act surprised when i say i dont make things for sale. They are even more surprised when i say, if you like it it is yours. (Wife gets upset if the piles in the corner get to big!)
It goes back to what has been said 1000 times, if you want to make a small fortune as a blacksmith start with a large fortune.
I have always respected and taken your advice about artists, and how an artist should navigate 'the real world'. Kind of looks like all the artists were just screwed by god because the nature of art is that it is not just maximally efficent problem solving, which is what 99% of real jobs are, and people with an artists temperment just wither away if they dont have the ability to create or experience aesthetics and the pursuit of beauty.
i mean screwed by god in like a funny way, its not all that bad.
I know a very good machinist. He is running his own machine shop business.
Yet, as you say - he has retired years ago, got his retirement check once a month and so on.
He makes money, and he is a pro, very very skilled, but as you say - that's a "extra" cash for the kids and grandkids.
If he is sick and the shop is closed - it doesn't matter.
If he wants to visit friends and family abroad - no problemo.
So, needless to say, you know you are right... :)
I can say my observations from the blacksmithing club that I've been hanging around for 10-15 years now is that the majority of the fellas in the club are retired there's one guy I know is a sugar baby and anybody else is either a young person whose parents supported them doing this and now they're they've got a legacy of success or they're tradesman and they make a ton of money and have a ton of time but I don't know many people who are in the club who are independently successful as blacksmiths
I don't understand - It sounded like Mr Tye and it was, tangentially, about blacksmithing but he said that it would tight and concise and there wouldn't be digressions. Who is this man?
😂
I'm 73, I smith for fun. I like making stuff. I give stuff away because I've made tubs of stuff. However, It costs money to buy metal to make stuff. If I sell stuff at cost just to afford more metal, I'm undercutting those that do it for a business.
Suggestions??
Very small monthly check
I used to know a few artists (they had full time real jobs). While they had the $600 stuff at the art show, mostly they sold the $20 stuff. BTW most artists I know are a bit bitter because they can’t support themselves solely by their art.
Al Gore approves of #steelcast
Number One - find your market
Number Two - use jedi mind tricks
Number Three - shake the parasites
Mind tricks : my base was males . Problem get them to slow down and look at my goods . Got this ad of a very beautiful young lady in the mail , I'm talking "Greek Goddess" . Framed the image , hung it on the wall in a slow traffic area . Most men made a bee-line to the goddess and wanted to know who she was .
Tuff times to go into business these days , have back up plan . Good luck to all ! 👍
First comment!!
i talked to a local blacksmith near me and he told me the only blades he makes money on he grinds and cuts from files and never touches his forge tell he tempers them
So how do I get into this money laundering thing?
sell dope
@@stevenolan7972 no, that’s how you get the money that needs to be laundered
@@markgoggin2014 and open a nail salon.
Tables full of stuff, a kilt, that smells funny? Why you gotta come for me like that?
SHOTS FIRED SHOTS FIRED
You? I thought it was aimed at me!🤐
@@purgatoryironworksAcross their nose, not up it!