new member from london uk

[Neil O'shea]

Welcome to Allmetalshaping.

Eckold UK run courses on the use of the english wheel, they will also do one day courses on any specific area of metalshaping you are having trouble with. If you search "english wheel" on ebay they normally advertise their courses on there. I haven't personally attended any of their courses so can't comment as to the quality of information.

I think you have come to the right place already to learn the craft. Start with smaller, less complicated projects and get stuck in. Any problems you encounter, take plenty of pictures and post on here. There is a multitude of extremely talented craftsman on this forum that would be pleased to point you in the right direction.

Another advantage is that you will often get multiple suggestions on how to fix your problem and you can select the one that you are most comfortable with. If you go on a course and get taught by one person you will only get one viewpoint on how to do something. One thing that you will realise quite quickly is that there is nearly always more than one way to shape metal and come up with the same end result. With experience you will be able to use the methods that best suit your abilities.

Neil