Thought I would finally get around to posting some pictures of the projects I made at Touchstone last week.

-The grill iron sold at auction - I was pretty proud that someone actually wanted to buy it and I was glad the money went to Touchstone.

-The meat turners will be gifts for my dad, my father-in-law and a friend of ours. The twists aren't perfectly even but I still like the effect.

-The punches were fun and most importantly of all ... I finally learned how to heat treat and temper tools !!! We made them from car springs - some are even made of bits of car spring i found on the beach in Newfoundland.

-The large tools I assisted Glen Hor (the teacher) in making.
The nail header has holes for square nails and round rivets (the nail there is the first one I made with my new tool).
The hammer is modeled after the Mastermyr hammer pattern for my living history kit - it's made of W1 steel from a jack hammer bit and the face and pean are both hardened (I know the originals weren't made of alloy steel or face hardened but this isn't their hammer ... it's MY hammer).
The hot cut hardy tool was also made by Glen (assisted by me on the sledge hammer). I still have to do the final grinding and heat treating.

I hope you all like the photos - I had a great time and hope to go again next year.

Sam

Well done Sam! Looks like you got plenty of good red meat at Touchstone.

Frosty the Lucky.

very nice indeed! i was down there the last week of june in their teen program, they ask the art teachers for good art students and i got to go. good thing too, because it was my senior year! the class was with richard sheppard. he came down just for two of us! it is a very nice place down there, and it is less than 2 hours from my house.
by the way, did they make any headway on the dining hall, or are they still having meals in the lodge?
again very nice work, the hammer especially

Ed Steinkirchner

Nice work! Comming from me, (untrained) not sure if that means to much to ya..lol..But, good job anyhow.