That's a great question.
While I was in the military, I was sent to technical school—fleet school, basically—in Halifax. I did an 18-month course there on engineering. There was a machining component. There were hydraulics components. We basically did second-year engineering. I was at the TQ5 level, but it was an excellent program. It was 18 months long, and I got a lot out of it.
When I left the military, I used that training for an apprenticeship in millwrighting. I was credited with three years towards that apprenticeship because of my military experience and training, so that was super helpful. They've changed that program for my MOC, and they do not offer quite the level that I received when I was in, which is unfortunate, but going forward, the military has its reasons for that.
I worked with metal. I worked with steel. I worked in manufacturing for different companies and really like to see things being built. I started blacksmithing as a hobby and started making small items for people.
Now what we do in our shop is decorative gates, decorative railings, art pieces and things like that, and a few small items as well, but we've transitioned more to architectural blacksmithing. Some of the stuff we've done could be larger projects, usually for businesses or individuals and home-based projects. We're creating what I like to call functional art. I like to make my pieces beautiful when they go out and have the customer very happy.