Rough Weekend

Sheesh, talk about your lousy weekends...I was taking it easy this weekend trying to give my aching wrists a rest. On Saturday, after my usual morning visit to the post office, I decided to run down the street to my favorite little drive-in diner for a cup of coffee. It was raining lightly and pretty gloomy outside. I chatted with the owners who are good friends of mine, got my coffee and headed out the back door intending to say goodbye to another friend who works there. I stepped onto the thankfully short back staircase and the next thing I...

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Odin's Eye Booger

More of the fabulous Odin's Eye Damasteel. I did a good long acid etch on it and it really brought out the contrast. This piece is on it's way to a new home in Oregon....

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Random Pics

Here's a few random pics of the handful of Wedgies that are completed so f...

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Feeling like Fall

It's starting to get chilly here in the mornings but there is still only the faintest hint of color in the leaves. One of the nice things about New England and particularly our yard is the fantastic display of sugar maples, sumac and birch trees as they go through their yearly transformation. For a few weeks the color is brilliant, especially since there are a few yellow pines and spruce in the mix which adds some vivid green to the palette. The CT River is situated only about a mile away and usually at this time of year the falling temperatures...

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Micro Card

This one is on it's way to a new home...more Mike Norris Hornet's Ne...

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Stirring Up the Hornet's Nest

Hehe, Mike Norris Hornet's Nest that is. This is some of the prettiest stuff I have worked with. I had a bar of it some time ago and had to get another one. This is a new take on the little Skeeter keychain kni...

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More Fob Craziness

This is something Brian whipped up this past weekend...He doesn't have a name for it yet so I'm calling it the Alien Nutsack. Orange glowcord with this really cool glow in the dark fishing float inside. Will have to test it out but I suspect it will float a small kni...

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I've Been Kinda Quiet Lately...

....But I promise I will shake myself out of my late summer torpor and get back to posting soon! :) I have loads of knives and tools about to go into heat treat. My heat treating oven element broke on me last week and put me out of commission for a few days but I ordered a new one and a spare now so things should be good to go. Installed the new parts on Friday and did a quick test to confirm that it was indeed the element that was the problem. Keeping my fingers crossed as I have Spanners, Keytons, Imps, Bug Out Blades and Boogers going into...

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