September 14

I know you all love our classes, but do you love them enough to skip going to Ford Field for the Lions home opener? Drew does! Drew and his daughter were back today. They've made many things at the forge over the last few years, and are now starting more Billet knives. Today they also brought Drew's niece! She made her first knife, a super shiny and sharp Railroad Spike Knife!

September 14

Something a little different for Scott today! He made a chili pepper! His daughter, Harlie, continued working on her knife set. She just has to finish up the handle on this one and then she's halfway done with her set!

September 16

Oh these two were fun! Bruce was given a welding class by his daughter and her boyfriend, David. So Bruce and David welded pencil holder today. They both did a great job!

September 16

Mike brought his grandson to the forge to make Railroad Spike Knives as a birthday gift! Bentley was so impressed with his Grandfather's hammering skills! It was a lot of fun to see them both surprise each other.

September 17

Dan was back today and brought his other daughter, Sam! She made her first knife, a Railroad spike knife, while he continued working on his damascus. Very fun afternoon with them!!

September 17

We have another winner! Emmett won best of show and best exhibit with his 4-H blacksmithing project, a Railroad Spike Knife he made with us. Congratulations Emmett!!

September 18

Look who's back! All of the Level 1 Homeschool kids are coming back for Level 2. This week was the 11-13 yr olds. They started their Billet Knives. They remembered so much from last year that they almost finished them in one session! We also took a "field trip" to the loading dock so they could watch the coal delivery. Really fun to have them back!