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Category: staying sane in quarantine

Forged veggie chopper from reclaimed truck steel

September 2, 2021January 18, 2023 Blue Moose Leave a comment

One day while walking to the corner grocer, I found a chunk of leaf-spring on the side of the road. It must have fallen off of a passing car or truck. Being a knife-maker, I knew it would be 5160 steel and makes excellent knives. I took it back to my forge, heated it up […]

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We Don’t Have It So Bad, at Least We’re Not Storming France!

April 18, 2021January 18, 2023 Blue Moose Leave a comment

Here we go again, another lockdown! In the province where I live, Ontario, the government has just issued a new round of emergency stay-at-home orders. Among other things, indoor dining at restaurants is completely banned and indoor gatherings severely restricted. Covid infection rates are surging and hospitals are at the breaking point all across the […]

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You’re never too young to forge!

November 27, 2020February 10, 2021 Blue Moose Leave a comment

2020 has been a year for learning new hobbies and skills as we find ways to stay sane during the pandemic. We are never too old or too young to try something new. My 8-year old grandson loves hammering on hot steel. This weekend he was down for American Thanksgiving and we had a lot […]

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My First Knife

August 11, 2020January 18, 2023 Blue Moose Leave a comment

I happened to be cleaning my shop the other day and found this ugly old thing… It’s the first knife I ever made, forged from an old lawn mower blade. I don’t think it could have been any uglier if I’d planned it that way, but at the time I was pretty excited – not […]

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Hobbies in quarantine

June 4, 2020January 18, 2023 Blue Moose Leave a comment

This year has been one for the history books, as the entire world has been in lockdown and millions of people around the planet are in some form of self-isolation. I haven’t seen friends or family in weeks. My wife and I don’t have any kids at home – they’ve all grown and left the […]

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