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Dave Volek Apr 8

The Politics of Forged in Fire

"Forged in Fire" is a reality show about knife builders competing to build a great knife of certain specifications.

This show also has great lessons for building a better society:

https://www.tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=28&id=83

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#realityTV #bladesmith

Dave Volek Dec 3

The Politics of Forged in Fire

This reality TV is a good example of how we should interact:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=28&id=83

#tiereddeemocraticgovernance
#bladesmith #realityTV

Ethan Hansen Nov 5, 2025

This is a vessel I made while in my final semester at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It is welded and brazed steel. This was my first time brazing, and I found it very satisfying and enjoyable. The technique and motions were like TIG welding, but the behavior of the bronze was like solder. This piece now sits on my kitchen counter and holds wooden spoons, whisks, spatulas and the like.

#metalsmith #blacksmith #bladesmith #jeweler #handmade #handcrafted #steel #handforged #brazing #vessel #art #SIUC #ehansenarts

Illithilich Oct 21, 2025

Really need to get a better grinder, but I think I'm getting the hang of it.

#blacksmithing #bladesmith

David Grayless Oct 21, 2025

Bob Kramer (born 1958) is an American #bladesmith, "widely considered the greatest American knifesmith working today". Some consider his kitchen knives to be "the best in the world". His first knife shop in #Seattle, Bladesmiths, opened in 1993. As of 2017 he forges steel and makes knives in #BellinghamWashington.

Alex von Kitchen Sep 25, 2025

Finished this one today
This is the brass frame handle I was working on, with Tasmanian blackwood
#Handmade #Bladesmith #KitchenKnife

Sophia Aug 22, 2025

Hunting knife with a walnut and bog oak handle, featuring a rather smug-looking bird pommel.
The blade is forged from an old leaf spring, while the bird is carved from mild steel.

#huntingknife #handmadeknife #knifecommunity #bladesmith #knifemaking #knifemaker #forgedknife #metalwork #bushcraft #survivalknife #customknives #blacksmithing #knifesmithing