Life has a way of giving you challenges, but from challenge comes learning and improvement. Last fall, I had a fire in my garage, which is also my part time workshop. It was mostly smoke damage but it required a reset to the space. Everything was stripped down to the…
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Last weekend, I had the pleasure of demonstrating at a Scouts BSA Camporee called Thunderbase. It was like a mini jamboree and I was asked to share my skills of blacksmithing to the scouts and leaders. After I set up my forge and display, I looked at my stock and…
Comments closedIt has been a busy two weeks as I prepped for my first event of this year. It is exciting to be able to go to sun event after so many were cancelled last year. My wife and I have been spending some weekends from time to time at the…
Comments closedMy wife and I just finished a weekend of historical demonstration at Put in Bay for Perry’s Victory. This was the second time we’ve done this event and we really enjoy the opportunity to meet with people. She spent time sitting and working on sewing, tatting, and sharing games. I…
Comments closedIt can be tough sometimes to keep up with social media sometimes, and life has a way of moving fast. I often think about a good idea to post, and share a skill, but it is difficult to get to a computer and update the blog. I didn’t think about…
Comments closedI feel like I am stuck in project limbo. I bet we all have been there. Start a project, the excitement is there, then you get distracted, or pulled in another direction. Months later, there it sits, waiting for you to finish it. That was me. I started a foot…
Comments closedThe old adage about learning from your mistakes can be a tough pill to swallow, but often times that is the best sort of medicine to do the best learning. I have made my share of mistakes, as i am sure that everyone can relate. But it is how we…
Comments closedWelcome to my new blog. My goal is to share what I am working on and help you learn about life in the early days of the American Frontier. I have always worked with my hands to make stuff. Several years ago, I became interested in living history and blacksmithing.…
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