I have only forged 2 things: a candle holder spike and a wall hook with a leaf nail holder. However, I can recognize the colors the hot metal is supposed to be for the different actions, e.g. for flattening and tapping and cutting and tempering etc. Would you say I a a blacksmith? Have I earned your high and good opinion? Or do I need to be a professional
considering i just had to look up what a blacksmith is, i would assume i am not the right person to judge blacksmiths