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Historical swords and cutlery in the Klingenmuseum Solingen-and the quest for...
You all have read my post about the Knifemaker´s Fair in Solingen Klingenmuseum which I had the pleasure to visit this year again. And as usual a pleasure it was, meeting with old friends and browsing...
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News from the magic troll´s shop;-)
Now this is a blade I made for the magic troll...;-) A Seax, three layer laminate, carburized spring steel / mild steel, 120x 3mm or something. This is after she polished it some. In the meantime she...
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Some of the things I did in June...
So, long time, no post, I know. It´s just that I am a bit undermotivated to date for blogging, what with no real camera, no ressources whatsoever and working hard and most of the time for next to...
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On the bench- another Fimbulmuk from crap steel
This is something I have in the works to date. This design is becoming a favourite of mine, and I prefer to call it a Fimbulmuk;-P, for there are some minor differences to your common Nessmuk design....
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Short review of a Sampo Puukko
On a recent medieval reenactment fair near my home I had the opportunity to get me a Puukko cheap. It´s distributed by Sampo corporation, and according to Klaus, whom I met on the fair, and who is the...
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A hike with CUTIE;-)
When I was in Marburg, the magic troll and I set out to do some hike to our favourite place... it has become sort of a tradition to have a look if things are all in place... and those Marburgian hills...
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New En-Nep EDC with damascus
Had this piece of damascus lying around leftover from a knife I made some time ago for Drui (remember, CUTIE;-), when I used to give you complete knives? Those were ´em days...;-)), and I made this En...
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Carving on Úlenfang done-for the most part, that is...
So, I did the carving of an owl ornament I wanted to do on Úlenfang´s reindeer antler handle. Fitted some mosaic pins, too, for eyes. I am not too fond of the outcome, especially when I compare it to...
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Experimental bushcraft knife design-integral bush Barong
This is something I currently have in the making. I was thinking hard about my way of knifemaking, and while I like to make ornamental and artisan concept knives, even spiritual knives, I certainly...
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Looking for a bushcraft knife? - A brief review shootout
Bushcraft knives have seen quite some development in the last years, and it seems a whole new species of knives is born. Believe me, it is not. A knife has to cut. Period. In some limited cases...
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After work bimble through the woods
My work is constantly stressing me out, and thusly I am always grateful for the ability to just hitch the bus afterwards and just disappear into the thicket. The woods keep me sane, even if a passers-...
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Altena Reenactment Fair
On the first of August the weird Franks called me if I would join them at Altena reenactment fair, so I put on my attire and hitched the bus. Funny, I git the bus ride for free because of my attire...
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A day at the smithy-forging with children and saving a sword
I am not quite sure how to write this positively. I am currently feeling a bit burned out, not necessarily by smithing, but by the circumstances. Our host in the smithy, Volker, had done outright...
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Progress on my first sword
And here it is. With a bit of help from Nick, I have come this far with my first sword, the "Sword Of The Muttental". I am not too glad with the proportions of the guard in relation to the blade and...
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Most interesting flea market find from way back then
I had been in a cleaning up and tidying frenzy, and in the progress came across this knife I had had lying around in some forgotten drawer for ages. I remember once having purchased it years ago from...
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Highland Games Wuppertal - Gooseflesh and catastrophes
So, again a post full of extremes... Jogi had called some time ago, and I followed as usual to the wonderful event of the Highland Games Wuppertal by Clan Mac Laren. We arrived on Saturday and set up...
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Meilerfest Ennepetal 2014 - Coalers Fair 2014 Ennepetal
I had a very intense argument again with Volker. It led to an instant repair of the forge, and he had even bought a tent for the upcoming event. We arrived at the lovely site of the Meilerfest 2014,...
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Autumn-the dance of life and death
Nether brush and thicket, by the sizzling creek, stems the path into the twilight like a branch from olden trees. Along the mane of ancient moss leads the trail to yonder green. Am I small or am I of...
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Damascus Kopis
This is a Kopis design I made some time ago, from a piece of scrap damascus by Matthias Zwissler, forged into shape by myself. I am increasingly fond of it, for it´s very, very slicey and the recurve...
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Forging virtually around the clock;-) a weekend with great people and some...
Unrest got the bug bad;-) and thus he sent me a SMS how it would be to do a hammer-In on Friday. We had planned it beforehand to do some barbecueing also. I had organized the event and asked Volker if...
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