August 30, 2026

Tim and his son were back in the forge. Today they have made a couple of knives, so they decided to learn some new skills by making steel flowers. Great job!

August 30, 2026

Wyatt and Alana were back in the forge to celebrate their anniversary! Last time, they made steel snakes. Today, they made great railroads spike knives!

September 1, 2026

Asia finished her anvil stand today! This was such a fun project. She wanted to learn all the steps of welding something useful. Last week she measured and cut the steel, and started welding it together. Today she finished with the cross bars, and feet. She did an amazing job!

September 2, 2026

"That's not a knife. This is (definitely) a knife!" Kevin did a spectacular job with his Crocodile Dundee Bowie Knife! He's a homeschool student, but has been working on this all summer. Today he added the handle--a wood, brass, and leather stacked handle with brass guard and pommel. It's absolutely gorgeous! Very proud of him!

September 2, 2026

September means the beginning of the homeschool year! Kevin and Ben continue over the summer, but today was officially the first day of Level 4 and 3, respectively. Kevin finished his gorgeous Crocodile Dundee Bowie Knife (see previous post), and Ben kept working on his LOTR dagger. It was fun to see them working together and helping each other too!

September 2, 2026

Cathy and Dale were back to continue working on their damascus knives! They got all of the folds done, so now they will start hammering out the blade next time.

September 3, 2026

And a new group of homeschoolers has begun their blacksmithing journey! What an awesome group of kids this morning! They did such a great job making their "S" hooks! I'm excited about the year ahead with them.