At the age of 13 he started to receive classes on Traditional Forge from the master Efraín, at the School of Arts and Crafts in Ciudad Real. He told Ramón: “My children do not wish to continue the craft, I am the last of many… generations in my family who have been part of it. If you wish to learn it, tell your parents, and I will teach you”). 

That master put so much effort into showing him the craft that not only did he teach him how to forge iron, but also all the attitudes that one who wants to be a great master should have. 

At the age of 23 he decided to move to Toledo, to work with the last blacksmiths who continued to work at their forges. At the same time he attended the courses on Forge at the School of Arts. 

Later on, after having compiled a vast library on forge, history of art, etc., he decided to search for an abandoned village where – in the most economical way and with the maximum peace – he could dedicate long hours to the study and retrieval of former techniques used by blacksmiths for centuries. 

This way, at the age of 26, with a handful of books and lots of hopes and dreams, he settled in the Caserío de San Antonio, a small area with around 15 other houses belonging to the province of Toledo.