#blade making

[delicateartisantrash]

HAMMER TIME

(if you don't want to see my personal posts, my tag for then is "Dat Rambles")

Okay

OKAY

So this is me shamelessly talking like a first grader who just got handed money to buy whatever the hecc they want in a candy store

This hammer

THIS. HAMMER. (Continued below cut)

Is the draw hammer i learned to forge my first blades with by my friend and mentor who has been teaching me his blacksmithing skills and i can't even tell you how much it feeds my silly little soul to now possess it.

Especially since i was unable to find one just like it; i am so excited to start my forge up in the nearer future. I have a lot to do yet tho set up my workshop and continue working on my body's physical condition so I'll be ABLE to do smithing

Anyhow

Yeah

I just wanted to squeal about this because it's kind of a huge life moment for me. Actually no not kind of, it just plain is. I'm very, very happy and excited and holy heck I've wanted this for so long and now i have everything i need to start my own blades and armor workshop space and AAAAAAAAAAAAAH

There was also something very sweet and get soothing; while I knew i would be getting the hanger this week, i managed to completely forget about i for several days after much eagerness ensuring the delivery would happen.

i found one of my Mjolnir necklaces the night prior, and then my mom came home telling her sorry of the week and showing pictures and telling me how their drive home was very blessed because they drive in the eye of a very, very big bad storm system most the way home and had a perfectly safe drive and even saw the coolest super low to Earth Rainbow. Then she plopped the hammer in my hands.

Anyhow yeah it felt like a very important piece of my life taking into place alongside other pieces and i just feel like I'm exactly where i want and need to be right now.

[loureadsandreviews]

A great watch!

[thephoblographer]

Mitja Kobal Documents the Japanese Way of the Blade Today

This documentary work of Mitja Kobal is an interesting glimpse into the art of modern-day blade making in Japan.

All images by Mitja Kobal. Used with Creative Commons Permission.  Whether you’re a practicing photojournalist or simply interested in real-world photo narratives, today’s fascinating set will certainly inspire you. Many centuries after the samurai rose to power in medieval and early-modern Japan, the excellent craftsmanship of their blades still persist to this day. This is what Vienna-based…

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Old pics from spring 2016. This was a mod to improve airflow on our forge fan. The second pic was when i was shaping my first blade and grinding it thinner before heat treating it