I love it. Skills! Skills. Is there any reference material you recommend? Not that I am going to try to pick up welding, but it is fascinating to me and I would like to know more.
Glad you enjoyed! I am on my phone now, but when I am back at my desk I will link a few good sources. Blackbear Forge and Old Hickory Forge are two good YouTube channels for instruction, and there’s a pretty handy book The Fifty Dollar Knife Shop that is alright. I did most of the learning from those two channels, however. Links to
I found an old shop metalworking textbook from the early 90s that was pretty good at the library, though I can't recall the name now. For welding in general, there's a handful of youtube videos that were useful, but none really notable by itself.
Lovely to read, as ever. That rosewood is especially beautiful.
I just finished reading Matthew Crawford's 'The World Beyond Your Head' and he talks a lot about contact with the physical world being instrumental in helping us to individuate in a suffocating culture of 'ideas'. I recognise how psychologically healthy these endeavours are.
I love it. Skills! Skills. Is there any reference material you recommend? Not that I am going to try to pick up welding, but it is fascinating to me and I would like to know more.
Glad you enjoyed! I am on my phone now, but when I am back at my desk I will link a few good sources. Blackbear Forge and Old Hickory Forge are two good YouTube channels for instruction, and there’s a pretty handy book The Fifty Dollar Knife Shop that is alright. I did most of the learning from those two channels, however. Links to
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https://www.youtube.com/@BlackBearForge
https://www.youtube.com/@OldHickoryForge
https://www.amazon.com/Wayne-Goddards-Knife-Shop-Revised/dp/0896892956
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Modern-Blacksmith-Alexander-Weygers/dp/0898158966
I found an old shop metalworking textbook from the early 90s that was pretty good at the library, though I can't recall the name now. For welding in general, there's a handful of youtube videos that were useful, but none really notable by itself.
As usual I have nothing to add, except to say I always find your blacksmith work interesting and informative.
Glad you enjoyed it :) I keep trying to think of making Tonic 7 themed knives, but somehow tonic and blade has a hard time lining up in my head :D
Maybe go with a 7-pointed shuriken?
Lovely to read, as ever. That rosewood is especially beautiful.
I just finished reading Matthew Crawford's 'The World Beyond Your Head' and he talks a lot about contact with the physical world being instrumental in helping us to individuate in a suffocating culture of 'ideas'. I recognise how psychologically healthy these endeavours are.