Off Topic Changed my name

[N.W. Gean]

Not sure if the right forum to post, just wanted to mention it. I chose "College Bladesmith" without realizing that Smith means forging knives, and I do stock removal. So I decided to just use my name.

 

[Ken H>]

Good move to use your name - gives a MUCH more professional look to your posts.

 

[N.W. Gean]

Good move to use your name - gives a MUCH more professional look to your posts.

I feel better about it. It was kind of a dumb name and really just showed that I didn't understand what a bladesmith is. But of course, even more than before, I need to be careful of what I say!

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Just as an aside, …. smith as a suffix means "craftsman" or "worker". As a noun it means to strike metal.

Compare to woodsmith, wordsmith, songsmith, tunesmith, gunsmith,

It is only a recent thing that bladesmith has been a no-no for knifemakers who do stock removal. Personally, if you make knives you are a bladesmith.
The argument gets really silly when you consider that virtually all "smithed" knives have to be finished by stock removal.

 

[GoldSkula]

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[Horsewright]

Stacy is a wordsmith for sure, ya need to know he knows. Me I'm just a wright.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

And my favorite - Aerosmith! ( No, not arrowsmith)