Been a long time....

[Phillip Jones]

Been a long time since I've posted over here. I've been way too busy trying to get caught up with orders and other things.

I finally built my forge and was able to use it last week to normalize and clay harden a 1095 Japanese style tanto. Still got some bugs to work out but it is a lot of fun.

I still want to get the Blue Ridge Tribe together again for another hammer-in. You're all welcome to come by my shop in Va and hammer some metal.

[Sammy Mickel]

Hey bud, nice to hear from ya. Any chance of seeing any pics of that tanto?

Hey Phillip! Great to hear from you again.

[Phillip Jones]

I've got a couple pics of the tanto on the camera but I've got to finish the polish on the blade before I can scan that in.
It didn't turn out quite like I wanted. The hamon crept down too close to the edge for my liking and I figured it was because I put too thick of a clay coat on the back of the blade. That is something I have to play around with.
Should have some more mokume to post up as well.

[BDK]

hey phillip, whats up? dana said something about getting together the end of may if we can. so lets make it happen. i sure do miss those hammer ins we had. and it looks like we have plenty of new people to show up. bobby

[Phillip Jones]

The end of May sounds great to me!!!

That is right before the Blade Show so I will need some form of break before that happens.

I'll bring my forge and some steel.