#PhotoOfTheDay is a string of random snaps I took along the process of forging my table knife from a piece of broken spring or something. As requested by @kr1st. Part 1 of 2.

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I like the heat… Weekly Recap 3/23/2026

I’m the kind of guy that likes getting into a hot car during the summer.

I like hot showers. I like saunas. I like hot tubs.

And I like hot, sunny days at the beach.

So all this weirdness that we’re having right now in Florida—where its hanging out in the 60s or low 70s—that’s not my jam, man.

Hand me my jacket.

Good morning and happy Monday, friends!

Happy Spring Equinox! The “official” equinox happened on Friday at 10:46 AM Eastern, but we’ll be celebrating with the coven later this week.

Speaking of weeks, this will be a significant one for me. I made my first full pass over my manuscript a few days ago, then I sat it down and let it breathe. I haven’t looked at it since then, but I’ll be giving it another read through now… and then… if I don’t make many changes? Submitting!

I also got word that my author copies of Fluid Condensers are shipping from the warehouse. And for all of y’all that have pre-ordered, yours will be shipping in just about a week!

In other news… Selene and I encountered some very tasty tacos.

Freya continued to teach us lessons in being comfy.

I had an unplanned trip to the forge over the weekend.

We started working on a group project. I’m not exactly sure how frequently I’ll be back to do things to it, but at least I did something.

And now my knife-in-progress much more closely resembles an actual knife shape.

Slowly, but surely… it will get there!

And for the most important announcement, I have once again reclaimed my status as a pokemon master.

Okay okay. I know I promised a new episode of M3 soon. I haven’t quite gotten there yet, but it is in my queue and I am actually finishing up some of the final edits now. It should be done later this week.

Oh, and have you guys watched Begonia? It was the most pleasantly surprised I’ve been by a movie in a long time. Go watch it if you like weird stuff involving aliens and crazy people.

That’s all for now, my friends. I’m off to go read an entire book out loud. Stay tuned for more soon!

#PhotoOfTheDay is another shot of the table knife that I forged out of a found spring or coil that was "rusted and busted." It cleaned up nicely.

The little dark specks are from imprecise hammer strikes, which I have mixed feelings about. On the one hand I shouldn't make them (I've gotten so much better) but also they show that the knife was made by hand & not just cranked out by a machine in some factory. The aesthetic of my work is important to me.

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#PhotoOfTheDay is this table knife that I forged out of a broken piece of a spring or coil that I found rusting in the street. It was all worked by eye with no guides.

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High quality treasure today.

This was a stack of leaf springs from a truck, sitting in a mud puddle.

Cut away the bands, hammered the rust and mud off and stored them for blacksmithing later. Should be great material for making blades.

The one I cut an end off took about 10 hammer blows before it broke despite leaving less than 1mm material on the cut 

Will be a good while before I get to play with these, but great find.

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#PhotoOfTheDay is the cleaned up copper paperweight from my crucible cup. The thing weighs 13oz, so it's heavy for such a small piece.

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#photoOfTheDay is another shot of the crucible with liquid copper in the forge. This time with the fire still on, and some of the copper is still melting.

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