FORGE NOTES

Practical knowledge from a working blacksmith—covering tools, techniques, and real shop experience from Water Oak Forge.

Forge Notes — Blacksmithing Tools, Techniques & Maker Knowledge

Two knives and a mess of pocket tools post turkey day...

Two knives and a mess of pocket tools post turk...

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Our family took in a stray veteran who didn't have any local family to spend it with. Good times where had and I...

Two knives and a mess of pocket tools post turk...

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Our family took in a stray veteran who didn't have any local family to spend it with. Good times where had and I...

Shop moving along, knives are getting done and the books are closed for a bit.

Shop moving along, knives are getting done and ...

Currently I am closing the "books" for the time being. You can contact me about a model, but with the orders I have and other knives to get done the...

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Shop moving along, knives are getting done and ...

Currently I am closing the "books" for the time being. You can contact me about a model, but with the orders I have and other knives to get done the...

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November is racing by, but some Slicers, LCK's ...

November is in full-effect here in South Carolina. The leaves are dropping and the days are much cooler. We have had rain for the past week or so, but things...

November is racing by, but some Slicers, LCK's ...

November is in full-effect here in South Carolina. The leaves are dropping and the days are much cooler. We have had rain for the past week or so, but things...

October was a month of colds and few knives.

As fall winds down and the weather continues to cool, getting the kids to bring home a few colds has been the thing I have been battling most recently. I...

October was a month of colds and few knives.

As fall winds down and the weather continues to cool, getting the kids to bring home a few colds has been the thing I have been battling most recently. I...

3 Knives and the Shop Build Continues!

                      Knives, three of them! The shop gets a floor, peppers and the Tall Man!  

3 Knives and the Shop Build Continues!

                      Knives, three of them! The shop gets a floor, peppers and the Tall Man!  

Back to knives! Lots of knives and even some fo...

The weather has finally taken a turn for the good, so the grinder is going full speed.

Back to knives! Lots of knives and even some fo...

The weather has finally taken a turn for the good, so the grinder is going full speed.