Week of November 9-15
November 9
Fantastic morning in the forge today! Drew finished his Parang Machete, while his daughter finished her first Billet Knife. They brought a family friend, Haley, too so she could make a Railroad Spike Knife
November 9
Jeremy and his son finished their Billet Knives this afternoon! They did a great job!
November 11
Very fun Railroad Spike Knifemaking class with David and his husband Kyle this morning!
November 11
Bryan made a fantastic Railroad Spike Knife today! He loves the Kukri knife, and you can definitely see the inspiration in this one! Great work!
November 11
This was a fun class with Mike! He wanted to start at the beginning, so we made hooks. He did such a good job that he made 2! An "S" and a "J" hook.
November 12
Today's Level 1 Homeschool class conquered the dreaded leaf! Then 3 of them got their chopsticks done, while the other decided to make another leaf. Great work by all!
November 12
Birthday Knifemaking with Justin! He received this class as a gift from his wife. Safe to say it was a good choice!
November 12
Really fun teambuilding class tonight with the group from Ministry with Community! The Facilities Director brought her team in, along with the executive director, to learn the basics of blacksmithing by making "S" hooks. Really nice group, and they all made beautiful hooks!
November 13
One more leaf class for the Homeschoolers! The older ones did a fantastic job with the leaves!
November 13
Of course Breanna has to be the first one to try the steel bamboo! She arranged this set of 3 to be in a vase. Very nicely done!
November 16
More Steel Bamboo! Keegan was back today and wanted to try something more artistic. All new techniques for him with this project, but he did great!