CrazyGoatLady

Prayers for ýou and your ma. My mother is 82 and has been in bad health for over a year. I thought she'd give up, but she's still going right along. Hang in there and make she sure all the time she knows you love her

Praying also

I'm so sorry to hear this. I can empathize and I will be praying for this family.

Right on. I want to eventually make a 3D horse head, but as realistic as I can make it. Then maybe other animal heads the same way. Keep them coming as well all the awesome tools you make. Yours is one of my favorite threads to follow

Haha yes ma'am.

The muzzle did come out good. I agree on the mane thing. I was thinking if I keep doing them, I want a little different take on the mane also. I'm thinking more realistic if I can get it there. Your eye punch works really well. I like the look of it

This is good for showing that everybody has to start somewhere. You won't be good at this overnight. It takes a lot of work. We see what people do now and think that's where we need to be, right now. Realizing that they put in time and hard work to get to that point is something we all need to be aware of. I have a tendency to think I need to be perfect every time. But I am far from it. In fact, I've realized recently that it's not really about the project, ( as Jennifer has been saying) it's learning method and and developing technique. Then you can feel more free to fly and go on to be able to make anything. Not just what you have in mind at this moment. pnut, do take pictures and show your work. Don't be afraid of it. I decided awhile back I was going to show my work, good or bad. It's where I am at the moment. Granted, I may not show an utter failure. But most everything I have done, y'all have seen it here. I debated on these but I need to put my money where my mouth is. My first forays into real knife making. The top one is mild steel. The bottom is coil spring. Both are done without knowing what I was doing. With Jennifer's un-ending patience, I have a whole new, very informed starting point. I hope everyone here starts sharing their work more freely and not be afraid of it

Good horsehead. The one I did looks like he saw a ghost with the freaked out expression it has. Big round eye... Other than that, it came out ok. The ear on yours looks really good too

Prayers being sent your way. I remember those days very well. It will get better before you know it, although it seems like it will never end. Catch naps as often as you can

Blue, sounds like a fine day in the forge. I've been too busy the last few days, but I think I'll be alright to get out tomorrow. Mark, thanks for giving us a look at your work. Great examples of your excellent craftsmanship

Thank you. I was just wondering. That makes sense

Honest question: Isn't the reason for tapering the tang for reducing weight?

Thanks for giving us a look into your personal journey. I had learned parts of this already. It's nice to hear more.

Ooo that's a nice score. I never find good stuff like that at yard sales. It's always screwdrivers and pliers. Don't even find hammers very often. I guess folks around here hang onto their stuff for which I don't blame them

That worked out good. The eyes look great

Haha your secret is not safe with me! You really bent over backwards to help me out not only with instruction but working with it in a way that I could understand. I'm not the brightest lightbulb so it wasn't easy for you

I've been asked to make knives since I picked up a hammer. I haven't really tried much with it though until now although I always thought I might. I had a question about steel and it lead to not only this video, but getting to know Jennifer as a person. She is a wonderful lady y'all

I just checked. It's not misspelled in the title of the video

Soderfors. I've heard Frosty talk so fondly of them. I'd like to get my hands on one

I went from a 20# tank to a 100# and it made a world of difference. No trouble with freezing except once when the weather was weird. I've only had it since November so I can't tell you exactly how long it lasts. I forge usually at least 3 times a week anywhere from about 3 to 6 hours. I thought maybe I was running low and we had it filled about two weeks ago. It was still about 1/4 full.

Heck yeah, it would be an awesome gathering

You could move to Texas and be my neighbor. About to buy a little piece of land. Not much, but you would sure be welcome to it

That's true. I understand what your saying. There are people who own animals and have no understanding nor affection for them. I don't know why they even bother to have them.

Looks like a winner to me.

Robert, praying for you and your family that everything will work out