June 28 - July 4
June 28, 2026
Kristy and her father were back for an unexpectedly difficult project--hatchets made from rasps! These started off great, then fought the whole forge welding time. There must be something with forge welding rasps. But patience and stubbornness won and they mostly have hatchets.
June 28, 2026
Brandon was back this afternoon to start one of many ideas. He settled on a damascus dagger. He did a great job at forge welding the original 9 layers. He is up to 18, with a goal of 72.
June 30, 2026
It was a toasty one in the forge this morning! Jessica and her son were in to start their blacksmithing journey by making "S" hooks. They both did great! And thankfully it was before the heat outside really kicked in!
July 1, 2026
An automotive engineer, a traffic engineer, and a tow truck driver walk into a forge--and made beautiful Railroad Spike Knives! Really fun class with these three friends!
July 1, 2026
Andrew did great learning to weld today!
July 2, 2026
Great class today with John! Originally from Texas but now living in Michigan, it was his first time in Kalamazoo. So he and his wife made it a mini vacation! He did great with his railroad spike! And I definitely think we will be seeing more of him--and of course I'm going to try to convince his wife to come too!
