One day while walking to the corner grocer, I found a chunk of leaf-spring on the side of the road. It must have fallen off of a passing car or truck. Being a knife-maker, I knew it would be 5160 steel and makes excellent knives. I took it back to my forge, heated it up […]
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We Don’t Have It So Bad, at Least We’re Not Storming France!
Here we go again, another lockdown! In the province where I live, Ontario, the government has just issued a new round of emergency stay-at-home orders. Among other things, indoor dining at restaurants is completely banned and indoor gatherings severely restricted. Covid infection rates are surging and hospitals are at the breaking point all across the […]
You’re never too young to forge!
2020 has been a year for learning new hobbies and skills as we find ways to stay sane during the pandemic. We are never too old or too young to try something new. My 8-year old grandson loves hammering on hot steel. This weekend he was down for American Thanksgiving and we had a lot […]
Getting Started in Knife Making
I’ve talked about hobbies in quarantine in a few previous posts. Having a hobby during the pandemic is important to staying sane and getting into knife making doesn’t have to be expensive. It has a very low cost entry point – one of its distinct advantages. The other distinct advantage is that it is one […]
My First Knife
I happened to be cleaning my shop the other day and found this ugly old thing… It’s the first knife I ever made, forged from an old lawn mower blade. I don’t think it could have been any uglier if I’d planned it that way, but at the time I was pretty excited – not […]
Your morning laugh
It’s been too hot to take anything seriously the past week. And if you are like me, you need a cup of motivation to get going in the morning. Coffee lovers will appreciate the humour. I hope it brings a smile to your face.
Hobbies in quarantine
This year has been one for the history books, as the entire world has been in lockdown and millions of people around the planet are in some form of self-isolation. I haven’t seen friends or family in weeks. My wife and I don’t have any kids at home – they’ve all grown and left the […]
Quarantine is a drag…
I’m glad I have a hobby that is fun and interesting, because this social isolation is really starting to get on my nerves. But I try not to complain, the pandemic could have been worse – just ask Will Smith.
Fun Fridays – what makes for a happy marriage?
I like making up humorous posts when I’m up early with a coffee, when it’s still too early in the morning to start hammering on steel…at least, not if I don’t want to wake up the whole neighbourhood. And I like most of my neighbours, so I try to keep the peace. Here’s something I […]
We’re Under Construction…
Welcome to my new website and thanks for visiting. Blue Moose Forge has been around for about 4 years, but the website is new. I’m a Canadian knife maker in Brantford, Ontario. Building websites is very different from building knives, but I used to be a computer programmer in a previous life before taking up […]