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Party on the Drive
Crossed Heart Forge demo set up at Tigh-Na-Mara for the Resort Drive event. We were invited to participate in the first ever P-Art-y on the Drive event in Parksville on the ninth of September. Our booth featured a live demonstration of cold forged copper penannular shawl pins, rings, and bracelets and also displayed the hand…
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Ulu Skinner Blade
This knife was a collaboration with Coastal Carvings artist Jeremy Humpherville who designed the unique shape based on a traditional ulu pattern. Jeremy has been saving a very special piece of walrus tusk which will be used for the handle. See more photos of the finished work. Forged from a reclaimed antique Model T leaf…
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Driftwood Garden Bird
A one of a kind piece of naturally sculpted driftwood is combined with hand riveted steel and set on a driftwood base. This is one of our first truly collaborative works, both of us putting in portions of the design and creation stages. Inspiration for this garden sculpture started with the Yellow Dedar driftwood for…
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Oak Nakiri
A charred Oak handle gives a rich patinated look to this compact vegetable slicer with hammer textured finish and inaka styling.
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Oval Pot Rack
Beautifully patinated steel and reclaimed farm equipment makes up this traditional hand riveted aerial kitchen storage system. This is my favorite kitchen rack to date. The colour and texture, the handmade rivets, and the heavy forged bar across the top all work together perfectly. The weathered finish is natural, a result of fire, hammering, and…
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Rail Spike Coat Hook
A repurposed railway spike makes a sturdy coat hook with plenty of room for hoodies, housecoats, and a parka. A friend issued a challenge when he found a discarded railway spike in an unusual location: create a useful object, preferably something other than the ubiquitous rail spike knife. The head on this hefty spike makes…
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Charcoal Retort B15-18
The recent rash of outdoor blacksmithing demonstrations has taken a toll on our handmade softwood charcoal supply so it was time to get serious. The lower heat shield was burnt right through last batch, so a new one was cut out of slightly higher gauge steel for this round. We processed and chopped four batches…
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Forged Blade Workshop
A collaborative instructional blade forging session with a Vancouver Island Blacksmith from Foggy Mountain Forge
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Heart Key Display Case
A hand forged key, driftwood, and hammered steel with antique copper nails highlight this distressed reclaimed cedar and glass box.
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Portable Forge Stand
Reclaimed farm equipment, bed frames, and some vintage blacksmith technology in a (slightly more) portable format for the summer demo season.
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Hybrid Hori Hori
An all aluminum fusion design based on a tool favoured by bonsai gardeners and micro farmers alike.