Putting an edge on it
(Slideshow below shows: 1. unworked steel blocks heating in the forge 2. The rough-shaped blade cooling in a vise 3. The finished blade with blocks of wood for handle 4. The finished knife.)
Another blacksmithing workshop, this time in Flagstaff at The Quench with Joshua Meyer. My first time working steel, and my first time using the press and the grinders. A little more complicated this time! The result: a hefty, rough-forged kitchen knife with a handle that reminds me of Van Gogh’s Starry Night.
It’s an odd feeling, chopping veggies with a knife that I’ve created with my own hands. It seems like it shouldn’t work, somehow. In the current world, even those of us who love to create, rarely create the actual tools in so concrete a way.
As a songwriter I feel a twinge of pride each time one of my chicks flies the nest to join another performer’s repertoire. Jane Garthson covers my song A Mask and a Mirror on her new album Transformations, available now on Bandcamp.
The autographed editions of Lullaby in Red are here! Along with some new art print designs. Check it out!