#dustlife

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Just finished this guy up for a friend. 80crv2 micarta and stablized maple. #dragonsbreathforge #turningtheworldtodust #forgedinfirechampion #jssmith #dustlife #knifelife (at Dragon's Breath Forge)

[mpmetal]

Type XV sword in 500layer random pattern Damascus wrought iron furniture with 2 12mm carnelians. This was the second sword I started in Peter Johnson sword class last Jan. Table 21o #dragonsbreathforge #bladeshow2017 #forgedinfirechampion #turningtheworldtodust #dustcrew #dustlife #damascussword #jssmith

[mpmetal]

Anouther one done for the table at bladeshow, multibar seax, I did all the welding and for g on this guy in my demo last February @grizz1329 shop. Glad to have it finished. The handle is moose antler and stableized dyed sycamore. Table 21o #dragonsbreathforge #seaxytime #seax #viking #bladeshow2017 #turningtheworldtodust #dustlife #dustcrew #forgedinfirechampion

[mpmetal]

It is about this time in every sword build I start to question my life choices in being a professional swordsmith... 6 pm on a Saturday and I am making dust.. #dustlife #dragonsbreathforge #turningtheworldtodust #swordlife #timetofindpainmeds https://www.instagram.com/p/B7wqI6SFWlz/?igshid=1khy2ves80tqb

[redthread11]

Friday night in the Church of Dust, grinding some beautiful Tribeca marble on my wet lathe #churchofdust #sculpture #dustlife (at Sycamore, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrYx78eBEvI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=123tsxsi37uhr

[redthread11]

I always wanted to be Schroeder, but ended up more like Pigpen #everydayishalloween #dustlife https://www.instagram.com/p/BplGhI_g3TJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19sh762acmhec

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Lifting stone sculpture with a chain hoist- by far the most stressful part of this work #churchofdust #dustlife #doyouevenlift (at Sycamore, Illinois)

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My youngest daughter's first stone #schoolofdust #dustlife