You may not need this information now, but if things ever go pear shaped this would be a very useful skill to learn. Or maybe this is something some of you out there are considering doing as an addition to your range of skill sets as it would be useful in the world as we now know it, too.
There's a group of medieval reenactment guys who have built an old school Scottish fort. They do events alot that teach how people used to live during th. Medieval period. I've been to about 4 blacksmithing courses there. It's called the clan ranald trust for scotland. Check them out on Google.
Rusty
A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week./