Archive for the ‘Forge n Fire’ Category
Friday, May 9th, 2008
I have been very sick for many months. Details do not matter much. What is important, well to me and mine anyway, is that I am recovering. I am now on insulin (great help) and I am one operation away from being able to use my upper body properly again. ...
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
The Hundred Dollar Knife
I am packed and ready for the Viking Festival. Some of the proudest pieces I have this year are 6 little pattern welded bodice / sock knives. Pattern welded steel is what most people are referring to when they use the word Damascus. After a quick acid ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
So I was just turned onto the type of company I would like to operate. Ok, it is in Cambodia and there prices are incredibly low. I doubt it would be possible to compete against a company like this, but check them out and tell me what you think. They ...
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Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Back in the day, I was shopping with a friend at a local thrift store when a piece of pottery caught my eye. I lifted it and looked for the maker’s mark, sure enough I found what I expected; the Eye of Horus and the initials SS for Steven Sowers. ...
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008
I want to talk about a man named Tony
Unlike most Renaissance Fairs, the Kentucky Highlander Renaissance fair has two blacksmiths. I am blessed to be one of those folk. So blessed that my wife and I have built and continue to improve our dream smithy there. The other blacksmith is ...
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Drugs, Colombians, and Eminence, KY
A few of my readers might have noticed a reference or two about my family wanting to get out of Dodge. Actually, it is Columbus, OH. No offence to the Columbians (yep, that’s what we are) but we have come to the conclusion that even the ...
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
A while ago, some numb nut made some horrible comments about Renaissance Festivals being all about the Dark Ages and the Burning Times. I responded with a bit of a history lesson about how the Renaissance period is what brought Europe out of the Dark Ages. But what ...
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
I am thinking about writing a book. It will be called the $1500.00 knife shop. The thing is, there is a book called the $50.00 knife shop that is a classic in the knife making community. I absolutely LOVE the book and mean no disrespect to the ...
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
The Impossibles
In a recent conversation, I was accused of lying about my hand made knives. Specifically, I was told that some of the things I do with a hammer and anvil are “not possible”. I was torn. On one hand, I was just said to be misrepresenting ...
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
In another blog, a poster named Pagan Temple said:
“And what's this Ren Fair shit anyway? That's Middle Ages bullshit. That doesn't have a damn thing to do with pagan times. I guess next you are going to be making lances for jousting bouts.
On the other hand, the Middle Ages ...
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