#forgingisfun

Forged a quick little #kiridashi in the shop today with @stilken103 We shot some video that may end up on YouTube later. And made another thing from another thing (more details later). . #thepxsmith #joshaweston #forgedinfire #forgingisfun #letsgethammered #blacksmith #forged #sharp (at Pixel Smith - Josh A. Weston) https://www.instagram.com/p/COjb4UADNzc/?igshid=1dakeypj5av9c

I've recently had a lot of requests for that Serbian chefs knife that's going around. Here's my first take. Note that I am not trying to recreate exactly someone else's design. I am going in my own direction on these. I have a couple more to go but this was a good start. It was forged from a 2"x2"x.6" piece of 25 layer @bob_rankin_custom_knives damascus. It was a challenge to get this knife from that cut off, but in the end I got it! I decided to grind in a little hollow to release tension on cut veggies. Seemed to work pretty well and it added a nice dramatic flair. . Handle material is from @forrester_woods . #thepxsmith #joshaweston #forgedinfire #serbianchef #chefs #cleaver #choppah #knifenut #cooking #papaya #damascus #forgingisfun (at Pixel Smith - Josh A. Weston) https://www.instagram.com/p/COQAeLzD3Q8/?igshid=1xp0jfbdub6j5

Forging progression of a chefs knife. I like to say, "It looks like shit until it doesn't". I hear so much frustration from so many beginner smiths because after a heat or two their metal looks gnarly and nothing like the knife they want to forge. Learning to embrace the funky shapes that are necessary to get the final desired shape is a skill of its own. It's not unlike growth in our daily lives. We often go through challenging and messy time periods and having the foresight and trust to navigate through them to the otherside makes those times easier to swallow. . Happy forging! . #thepxsmith #joshaweston #forgedinfire #forgingisfun #blacksmith #lifelessons #shoplessons #learningaswego #forgetherapy (at Pixel Smith - Josh A. Weston) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMpNPIdjOZN/?igshid=k0w8fu3xn5gt

Sometimes it's good to take a break from more complicated items and just forge something simple. Youtube video is up for the bronze brooch! . Bronze from @onlinemetals Forged with @hilltopforge hammers . #thepxsmith #joshaweston #forgingisfun #blacksmith #viking #rune #historical (at Pixel Smith - Josh A. Weston) https://www.instagram.com/p/COSkyvZDSM5/?igshid=12by8uug0p96j

A quick and fun little project for your wrist! This is a spider web themed bronze bangle. We'll be forging these through May at @bavarianblacksmithexp to celebrate mothers! You can forge your own with us and stamp your kids' initials in as well as texture. . #thepxsmith #joshaweston #bronze #forgingbronze #forgingisfun #forgingexperience #forgedjewlery #spider #spiders . Forged with @hilltopforge hammer using silicon bronze from @onlinemetals (at Frankenmuth River Place Shops) https://www.instagram.com/p/COL2rH0D0zn/?igshid=abf56gkdc2kg

Took a few minutes today and dusted off my shamrock forging skills... I felt really rusty. I followed the same process that @cloverdaleforge illustrated awhile back. It's a fun little project and perfect for the onset of March. . #thepxsmith #joshaweston #forgedsteel #forgingisfun #clover #shamrock #bottleopener #irish . Photo by: @silvernaile_snapshots The crew at @bavarianblacksmithexp will be making these this month - get em while you can! (at Frankenmuth River Place Shops) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL2hbv3jfHy/?igshid=1uz0lygf31v2c

It was an incredibly cold day, or maybe we should have put the long underwear on, but we managed to get through a knife forging class from bar stock to a hardened dao knife blade. Handle round will come eventually. . I've been working through some teaching methods before these classes officially get added to the options at @bavarianblacksmithexp keep and eye out over there if you are eager to learn. . #thepxsmith #joshaweston #forgedinfire #forgingisfun #frankenmuth #puremichigan #hotwork #blacksmith #forgeyourown (at Frankenmuth River Place Shops) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL6qYP-jmqU/?igshid=z4cgu752bp2k

Using some of the metal I bought from @onlinemetals over #cybermonday, I was able to forge out a large copper and stainless steel handled spoon. Their copper is so nice to forge out. @silvernaile_smithing helped me hammer the texture into the handle. Now, to make more! . #thepxsmith #joshaweston #forge #onlinemetals #productreview #producttestor #coppersmith #blacksmith #forgingisfun #housewares #spoon (at Frankenmuth River Place Shops) https://www.instagram.com/p/CImgAHnDlim/?igshid=lz73bo09r8t9