Friday, November 16, 2018

Swiss Tradition of Tavillonnage

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I spotted this excellent article on Swiss wood shingling on the BBC today. (See link below) http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20181115-switz...
Sunday, November 11, 2018

Happy Veterans Day!

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Happy Veterans Day! The guy to the very left of the picture is me waiting to get out of a very hot airplane in the 1990s. Boy how my life ha...
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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Traveling Blacksmith Forge

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Last month I finally finished my traveling forge. I wanted something that I could completely take apart for easy transport, so after lo...
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Thursday, March 9, 2017

Log Replacement for Circa 1930 Cabin

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This week I’ve been repairing a log cabin for the Antelope County Museum in Neligh, Nebraska. I was told that the cabin was built as a p...
Friday, March 3, 2017

Home for Misfit Tool (or) Rebirth of a Tinsmith Burring Machine

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Recently I’ve gained an interested in the tinsmithing trade. This opened up a whole new area in tool collecting for me so I have been di...
Friday, October 7, 2016

Norwegian Open-Hearth Farm House

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Last night I came across this excellent film on YouTube from the Norwegian Folk Museum. The film documents the reconstruction of an open-he...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Forge Cart Made With Pipe Fittings

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I recently purchased a gas forge and needed a cart to place it on. I couldn’t find anything locally or online that I liked so I decided to ...
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