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

American Rev. War trip, smoked peppers and grin...

                    Last weekend the family and I made the rounds to a few of the battlefields in the upcountry of SC...

American Rev. War trip, smoked peppers and grin...

                    Last weekend the family and I made the rounds to a few of the battlefields in the upcountry of SC...

Forged Bottle Opener Maddness and Shop Progress!

Forging some bottle openers, trip to Tennessee and a little progress on the shop..

Forged Bottle Opener Maddness and Shop Progress!

Forging some bottle openers, trip to Tennessee and a little progress on the shop..

Slicer, Cap Mauler, plus BOC's in Damascus and ...

Weekend is here and I am starting off right.. Little something to wake me up to begin with. In reality these will be ground down into Hot Pepper Booster Powder...

Slicer, Cap Mauler, plus BOC's in Damascus and ...

Weekend is here and I am starting off right.. Little something to wake me up to begin with. In reality these will be ground down into Hot Pepper Booster Powder...

Shop build update and some available items, plu...

Well if mother nature plays nice the shop will get kicked into high gear this weekend. Last weekend I got the trees cut and stumps ground. All the lumber arrived...

Shop build update and some available items, plu...

Well if mother nature plays nice the shop will get kicked into high gear this weekend. Last weekend I got the trees cut and stumps ground. All the lumber arrived...

B.T.K. and Slicer, plus some forging. DIY Tools...

Another B.T.K. is finished. This one was a special order, so it's already sold. This one was finished with OD G10 scales and wrapped in a kydex sheath.    

B.T.K. and Slicer, plus some forging. DIY Tools...

Another B.T.K. is finished. This one was a special order, so it's already sold. This one was finished with OD G10 scales and wrapped in a kydex sheath.    

David J, makes a knife and learns some forging ...

A day spent sharing some of what I've learned with my good friend David, as he begins his own knife making journey.

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David J, makes a knife and learns some forging ...

A day spent sharing some of what I've learned with my good friend David, as he begins his own knife making journey.

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