After almost 4 months without access to the forge I'm finally able get back in there on a regular basis. So on my first few days in I decided to try my hand at a new project, bottle openers. I made a few with pineapple twists for the handle and they turned out quite nice. The small tab that goes under the lip of the caps still needs a bit of fine tuning in my opinion but I took to my local pub and had a few of the bartenders try them out and they worked, in their words, great.
Making unique knives and other small hand forged items out of recycled steel.
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Sunday, May 5, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
New Handles
Yesterday I went to an antique tool show in Pickering. There were lots of very neat wood working tools and a rare few metal working tools. I saw a lovely anvil from 1928, about 25 kilos, but at $350 it was a little steep for me, plus I don't really need another anvil right now.
One thing I did find, was a guy selling ash hammer handles for $2 each. I don't need any handles for my hammers at the moment but I do have a couple rail spike hatchets that need handles so I grabbed a bunch. So with these new handles in tow I could finally finish two of hatchets I have lying around since December.
So here are two finished hatchets and a couple spare handles.
One thing I did find, was a guy selling ash hammer handles for $2 each. I don't need any handles for my hammers at the moment but I do have a couple rail spike hatchets that need handles so I grabbed a bunch. So with these new handles in tow I could finally finish two of hatchets I have lying around since December.
So here are two finished hatchets and a couple spare handles.
Monday, April 1, 2013
New Sign
I got a small piece of slate from Lee Valley. I wasn't really sure what I was going to do with it, but then I figured why not a make a simple little sign to use when I photograph my work. I've never worked with stone in this way before but I think turned out quite nicely. You can see the results for yourself below.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Using BBQ skewers for the first time
Last night for dinner I used my BBQ skewer for the first time to make steak and steak and veggie kebabs. They turned out great and the hot metal from the skewers helped cook the meat from the inside as it was being cooked from the outside.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Finally putting up some pictures
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