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The leafe blank for the bowl I am making is now cut out and I have all the cold texturing and thining of edges to do. Luckily that part I can do inside. Well if it stays like this I won't be able to get anything more done outside. LOl.

I have plenty to get done indoors anyways.

This last weekend was the first intermediary class for the guild of metalsmiths. I really enjoyed it. We are making a decorative gate that will include; forgewelding, colloring, tennoning, splitting, drifting, punching, upsetting and more.

This coming weekend I am looking at going camping again with my girlfriend. I have thursday and friday off this week and hope to be able to accomplish a lot on those two days.

Pictures of the blacksmithing things I have been to lately coming up when I can get around to sorting through them.

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/27598818/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/27598818/ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:39:22 PDT I have tons of tools I want to make and some changes to some of my previous tools. Mostly on the hammer end of the tools which reall consists of some indexing that should make it easyer to hold and use the tools. I have done some more work on my hammer handles making them more comfortable and better for me to use. My first hammer head is just about ready for heat treatment. Its around this time I really start to wish that I had a indoor shop. The days are now almost dark when I get home and cold. Makes working outside a more difficult proposition.

The buckskin has all been trimmed and soon I will glue them into hide sacks and hopefully smoke them.

The commission and the buckskinn I have to get done before it gets to cold out to work. SHoot I need to strain out the bones I was cleaning while it still is warm enough.

So much to do and my fall rush to get things to a stoping point before winter forces me inside has begone. Heres to hoping that I will get them there.

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]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/27151522/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/27151522/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:15:07 PDT

Its great to get paid for time doing stuff I love and not stuff they want

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26958585/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26958585/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:04:28 PDT

I have been coiling up alumanum wire for my girlfriend and her mother for rings so they can practice some different chainmail weaves. I have almost finished fabricating up the cutting machine.

I have to decide what air flow I want and eather make it or buy it now for my coal forge. The piping off the bottom of the fire pot and the thing to force the air into the fire is really all I have left till I can use my coal forge. I am so excited

Sadly my propane forge is falling apart. I will soon have to remake it. I have many ideas on ways to improve it and hopefully I will be able to without much trouble.

One of my guildmates was kind enough to give me a car axle and help me make 4 hammer heads (two of which were for him) Now I only have to forge the faces on one of them, heat treat them, and handle them.

Working on making a hot punch with my makers mark in it to make signing things a little easyer. Punch shaft has been made now to file and grind out the mark relife on the end.

Started making a pair of scrolling tongs that are going to have welded reins on them. To be finished when my coal forge is all done.

Waiting on electrical stuff for my grinder.

3 blade blanks made now when I have time to forge them into blades and make an oil tube for quenching them.

More stone points coming soon.

The first five hides have been brained and softened ,but two of wich I think I can get softer so will take them back through the softening stage, and just awaite smoking. I have 3 racoon hides that have yet to be softened, as well as one cyote face. I have now, with some help from my girlfriend and her plugged nose, fleshed and put 4 more deer hides into the solution. In about 2 to 3 days I will have to grain them and membrane them. Still so many hides still waiting in freezers. One like fourth of a hide is in the solution being made into bark tanned leather in my basement. I hope to work on more deer hides this weekend if the weather is nice. Thinking one of the deer hides I have yet to grain and membrain might go to make leather and one more to rawhide.

Many sculls and bones sitting in the water. I will have to pour them through a screen soon and change the water when I have time.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. Maybee a jacket...hmmm...or a vest like thing sence it is boyent and warm.

Cracked my first knife Yay thats over with now the anxiaty is gone and I will be much faster with my next one
Still need a few peices for the setup I am getting together to heat treat my knives.

Working on making a fire piston. I have split it out, drilled the hole using and bit and brace and now have only to make the piston shaft round and clean up the working part and try it out. Then I will carve the outside.

I have been working on processing the bark and spinning it into single ply cordage.

Need to curry my bark tanned leather more.

Started carving the bowls edge. It has been some slow steady work.

Head peice still in planning stage.

still learning new knots. Planning to make a bola when I get some rope made.

I was given 3 metal planes of verying sizes and have to clean hone and tune them. I finished sharpening them. I need a peice of glass to make a lapping table with to work on them. As soon as that is done then I can continue work on the 3 low tables I have been working on and actually make them flat. Thinking I might have an alternative for glass for the lapping table. Time will tell.

I also have some painting to do on a very large peice of artwork I have been working on for like 6 years or so. I really should get on that.

I have a long list of things to forge and am slowly ticking them off as I go. Some tools, some decorative things from books and other sources as well as from my own imagination are on that list, and it just keeps growing. Sounds like if they accept the pricetag I may have to make 2 candy dishes.

Hoping to go camping again soon and hopefully smoke the hides at the same time.

Going to the minnesota renfest on the fifth of september to walk around and see all the fun sights and drink some good mead.

I signed up for an intermediary class offered by the guild of metalsmiths and that will be going on in october and november, and I am pumped to be in a... ]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26838222/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26838222/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:23:24 PDT
I have to decide what air flow I want and eather make it or buy it now for my coal forge. The piping off the bottom of the fire pot and the thing to force the air into the fire is really all I have left till I can use my coal forge. I am so excited

Sadly my propane forge is falling apart. I will soon have to remake it. I have many ideas on ways to improve it and hopefully I will be able to without much trouble.

One of my guildmates was kind enough to give me a car axle and help me make 4 hammer heads (two of which were for him) Now I only have to forge the faces on them, heat treat them, and handle them.

Working on making a hot punch with my makers mark in it to make signing things a little easyer. Punch shaft has been made now to file and grind out the mark relife on the end.

Started making a pair of scrolling tongs that are going to have welded reins on them. To be finished when my coal forge is all done.

Waiting on electrical stuff for my grinder.

I think I will work on wet forging some blade blanks when I get a chance.

More stone points coming soon.

The first five hides have been brained and softened ,but one or two of wich I think I can get softer so will take it back through the softening stage, and just awaite smoking. Still so many hides still waiting in freezers. One like fourth of a hide is in the solution being made into bark tanned leather in my basement. I hope to work on more deer hides this weekend if the weather is nice.

maggets are still working on cleaning off the bones. I need to put some water in the buckets so the flesh disapears from the bones.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. Maybee a jacket...hmmm...or a vest like thing sence it is boyent and warm.

Cracked my first knife Yay thats over with now the anxiaty is gone and I will be much faster with my next one
Still need a few peices for the setup I am getting together to heat treat my knives.

Working on making a fire piston. Splitting it out tonight.

I have been working on processing the bark and spinning it into single ply cordage.

Need to curry my bark tanned leather still.

Started carving the bowls edge. It has been some slow steady work.

Head peice still in planning stage.

still learning new knots.

I was given 3 metal planes of verying sizes and have to clean hone and tune them. I finished sharpening them. I need a peice of glass to make a lapping table with to work on them. As soon as that is done then I can continue work on the 3 low tables I have been working on and actually make them flat.

I also have some painting to do on a very large peice of artwork I have been working on for like 6 years or so. I really should get on that.

I have a long list of things to forge and am slowly ticking them off as I go. Some tools, some decorative things from books and other sources as well as from my own imagination are on that list, and it just keeps growing.

Hoping to go camping again soon and hopefully smoke the hides at the same time.

I signed up for an intermediary class offered by the guild of metalsmiths and that will be going on in october and november, and I am pumped to be in another class. I do enjoy them so much.

I saw a smith that had layed out all the steps to the chex style candle holder made from 1/2inch round stock and it got me thinking. I might make a display that shows how it goes from 1/2 inch round rod to the finished candle holder. Don't know how many steps I would do it in but I thaught it might be a nice peice to have with at demonstrations, showing how much the metal can be changed in shape and form.

Dies for my guilitine tool are on my list of to do things


ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble......I know I am

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26673725/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26673725/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:44:37 PDT [link] ). Should be a lot of fun. I brained the 3 racoon hides and have yet to soften them, as well as one cyote face. I have been coiling up alumanum wire for my girlfriend and her mother for rings so they can practice some different chainmail weaves. I have to fabricate up a cutting machine, now that I have it all designed, for the rings.

I have to decide what air flow I want and eather make it or buy it now for my coal forge. The piping off the bottom of the fire pot and the thing to force the air into the fire is really all I have left till I can use my coal forge. I am so excited

Sadly my propane forge is falling apart. I will soon have to remake it. I have many ideas on ways to improve it and hopefully I will be able to without much trouble.

I would like to get my hands on a truck axel so I can make some hammer heads. I need a nice forging hammer.

Working on making a hot punch with my makers mark in it to make signing things a little easyer. Punch shaft has been made now to file and grind out the mark relife on the end.

Started making a pair of scrolling tongs that are going to have welded reins on them. To be finished when my coal forge is all done.

Waiting on electrical stuff for my grinder.

I think I will work on wet forging some blade blanks when I get a chance.

More stone points coming soon.

The first five hides have been brained and softened ,but one or two of wich I think I can get softer so will take it back through the softening stage, and just awaite smoking. Still so many hides still waiting in freezers. One like fourth of a hide is in the solution being made into bark tanned leather in my basement.

maggets are still working on cleaning off the bones. I need to put some water in the buckets so the flesh disapears from the bones.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. Maybee a jacket...hmmm...or a vest like thing sence it is boyent and warm.

Cracked my first knife Yay thats over with now the anxiaty is gone and I will be much faster with my next one
Still need a few peices for the setup I am getting together to heat treat my knives.

I have been working on processing the bark and spinning it into single ply cordage.

Need to curry my bark tanned leather still.

Started carving the bowls edge. It has been some slow steady work.

Head peice still in planning stage.

still learning new knots.

I was given 3 metal planes of verying sizes and have to clean hone and tune them. I finished sharpening them. I need a peice of glass to make a lapping table with to work on them. As soon as that is done then I can continue work on the 3 low tables I have been working on and actually make them flat.

I also have some painting to do on a very large peice of artwork I have been working on for like 6 years or so. I really should get on that.

I have a long list of things to forge and am slowly ticking them off as I go. Some tools, some decorative things from books and other sources as well as from my own imagination are on that list, and it just keeps growing.

Hoping to go camping again soon and hopefully smoke the hides at the same time.

I signed up for an intermediary class offered by the guild of metalsmiths and that will be going on in october and november, and I am pumped to be in another class. I do enjoy them so much.

I saw a smith that had layed out all the steps to the chex style candle holder made from 1/2inch round stock and it got me thinking. I might make a display that shows how it goes from 1/2 inch round rod to the finished candle holder. Don't know how many steps I wo... ]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26563475/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26563475/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:06:24 PDT ) This coming saturday I am going over to a fellow guildies to weld up my coal forge Maybee even get a fan for it two and hopefully weld the last peice to my post vice stand. Possibly be able to make a few other things or repair some that have broken from use that I am in need of. I am really excited about that. The 22nd and 23rd of this month I will be out at Now Then Threashing show with many other smiths demonstrating blacksmithing. Should be a lot of fun. I am hoping to work on 3 racoon hides this sunday and have them softened and ready for smoking. I have been coiling up alumanum wire for my girlfriend and her mother for rings so they can practice some different chainmail weaves. I now have to figure out how to make an easy cutting machine and hopefully make it soon. The problem they are having is the way the clippers cut the rings they don't like to close as nicely and tightly as they could. Another prodject for the weekend I supose.


On a seperate note I really should get to some of the woodworking I have lined up to do. I did split up and cut the staves to shape for some bows and they are now seasoning only another 5 weeks to go before I can floor tiller them.

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26438330/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26438330/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:15:05 PDT
]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26248380/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26248380/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:05:35 PDT pink floyed

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26214054/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/26214054/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:46:12 PDT
Sadly my propane forge is falling apart. I will soon have to remake it. I have many ideas on ways to improve it and hopefully I will be able to without much trouble. Just waiting to finish my coal forge before I start this prodject and now it sounds like I have a date for when I can go to a guildmates place and weld up my coal forge. near the end of this next month it is looking like.

I would like to get my hands on a truck axel so I can make some hammer heads. I need a nice forging hammer. Several of my guildmates have offered to give me some if I am ever at their shops. Sadly I never get invited to their shops lol.

Working on making a hot punch with my makers mark in it to make signing things a little easyer.

Started on more tongs. One of witch I will make a scrolling pair.

Finished the second trypod. pictures to come.

Waiting on electrical stuff for my grinder.

I think I will work on wet forging some blade blanks when I get a chance.

Post vice is now complete. Pictures as soon as I remember

More stone points coming soon.

The first five hides have been brained and softened ,but one or two of wich I think I can get softer so will take it back through the softening stage, and just awaite smoking. I plan on reworking the last one when I get a chance. Still so many hides still waiting in freezers. I have a very small deer hide or peice of one I am now going to try and make into leather.
Then It will be on to making some hair on hides(raccoon and such)
maggets are still working on cleaning off the bones.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. Maybee a jacket...hmmm...or a vest like thing sence it is boyent and warm.

Still need a few peices for the setup I am getting together to heat treat one of my knives.

Blade is now coated and waiting for me to get up the courage to try heat treating it

I have been working on processing the bark and have gotten a good amount of it turned into single ply cordage with one of my drop spindles.

curryed my barke tanned leather a bit and still working on getting softer.

Started carving the bowls edge. It has been some slow steady work.

Head peice still in planning stage.

still learning new knots.

I was given 3 metal planes of verying sizes and have to clean hone and tune them. I finished sharpening them. I really need a peice of glass to make a lapping table with to work on them. As soon as that is done then I can continue work on the 3 low tables I have been working on and actually make them flat.

I also have some painting to do on a very large peice of artwork I have been working on for like 6 years or so. I really should get on that.


ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble......I know I am

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25945236/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25945236/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:57:44 PDT
I would like to get my hands on a truck axel so I can make some hammer heads. I need a nice forging hammer.

Working on making a hot punch with my makers mark in it to make signing things a little easyer.

I have finished two new tongs and have more steel for making more. I have started on a new pair.

I have one tripode finished and a second in the works.

I have to find a free weekend and make plans to weld up my coal forge.

Waiting on electrical stuff for my grinder.

I think I will work on wet forging some blade blanks when I get a chance.

Post vice is now complete. Pictures as soon as I remember

More stone points coming soon.

The first five hides have been brained and softened ,but one or two of wich I think I can get softer so will take it back through the softening stage, and just awaite smoking. I plan on reworking one or two of them this weekend depending on if the weather is nice. Still so many hides still waiting in freezers. I am going to start thawing out one of the hides and start on that also this weekend I think.

maggets are still working on cleaning off the bones.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. Maybee a jacket...hmmm...or a vest like thing sence it is boyent and warm.

Still need a few peices for the setup I am getting together to heat treat one of my knives.

Ground up sandstone, charcole, and clay this last weekend and am going to coat one of my blades sometime this week.

Need to work on processing the bark.

Need to curry my bark tanned leather still.

Started carving the bowls edge. It has been some slow steady work.

Head peice still in planning stage.

still learning new knots.

I was given 3 metal planes of verying sizes and have to clean hone and tune them. I finished sharpening them. I really need a peice of glass to make a lapping table with to work on them. As soon as that is done then I can continue work on the 3 low tables I have been working on and actually make them flat.

I also have some painting to do on a very large peice of artwork I have been working on for like 6 years or so. I really should get on that.


ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble......I know I am

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25798716/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25798716/ Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:43:22 PDT
I would like to get my hands on a truck axel so I can make some hammer heads. I need a nice forging hammer.

Working on making a hot punch with my makers mark in it to make signing things a little easyer.

I have two tongs that just need to be rivited and the jaws to be formed. Time to pick up some rivits and finish those tongs. I need to get more steel for more tongs as well.

Am planning on making a trypode or two when I can get some steel.

I have to find a free weekend and make plans to weld up my coal forge.

Waiting on electrical stuff for my grinder.

I think I will work on wet forging some blade blanks when I get a chance.

Post vice is now complete. Pictures soon. Supose I should do that the next time I take it out of the garage.

More stone points coming soon.

The first five hides are now fleshed, grained, membrained, and rinsed. So one hide is dried out and 4 have been brained and softened ,but one of wich I want softer so will take it back through the softening stage, and just awaite smoking. Thinking of working on another one this saturday and sunday if the weather holds but so far I haven't had the best luck with nice warm dry days for the softening process. Still so many hides still waiting in freezers. Cant wait to get to them

maggets are still working on cleaning off the bones.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. Maybee a jacket...hmmm...or a vest like thing sence it is boyent and warm.

Still need a few peices for the setup I am getting together to heat treat one of my knives.

Ground up sandstone, charcole, and clay this last weekend and am going to coat one of my blades sometime this week.

Need to work on processing the bark.

Need to curry my bark tanned leather still.

Started carving the bowls edge. It has been some slow steady work.

Head peice still in planning stage.

still learning new knots. I am taking all the scraps from my first three hides and cutting them into thong.

I was given 3 metal planes of verying sizes and have to clean hone and tune them. I finished sharpening them. I really need a peice of glass to make a lapping table with to work on them. As soon as that is done then I can continue work on the 3 low tables I have been working on and actually make them flat.

I also have some painting to do on a very large peice of artwork I have been working on for like 6 years or so. I really should get on that.


ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble......I know I am

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25690760/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25690760/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:51:20 PDT
Loved using the cast iron skillet.

Am planning on making a trypode or two when I can get some steel.

I have to find a free weekend and make plans to weld up my coal forge.

Waiting on electrical stuff for my grinder.

I think I will work on wet forging some blade blanks this long weekend along with another hoof pick or two and whatever else I can come up with.

Post vice is now complete minuse one small peice left to make that holds the bottom of the leg to the stand. Going to work on making that peice this weekend. Pictures soon.

More stone points coming soon.

The first five hides are now fleshed, grained, membrained, and rinsed. So two hides are dried out and 3 have been brained and softened ,but two of wich I want softer so will take them back through the softening stage, and just awaite smoking. Thinking of working on another one this saturday and sunday if the weather holds but so far I haven't had the best luck with nice warm dry days for the softening process.

maggets are still working on cleaning off the bones.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. Maybee a jacket...hmmm...or a vest like thing sence it is boyent and warm.

Still need a few peices for the setup I am getting together to heat treat one of my knives.

I am planning on grinding up the sandstone, charcoal, and clay for the coating of my knife blade. Hoping to have it coated this weekend.

Need to work on processing the bark.

Need to curry my bark tanned leather still.

Started carving the bowls edge. It has been some slow steady work.

Head peice still in planning stage.

still learning new knots. First braiding done started working on the second one. I have been using thongs I cut from the leftover peices of deer hide from the first 3 hides I made into buckskin.

I was given 3 metal planes of verying sizes and have to clean hone and tune them. I finished sharpening them. I really need a peice of glass to make a lapping table with to work on them. As soon as that is done then I can continue work on the 3 low tables I have been working on and actually make them flat.

I also have some painting to do on a very large peice of artwork I have been working on for like 6 years or so. I really should get on that.


ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble......I know I am

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25565161/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25565161/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:20:17 PDT Hopefully it will be nice out and I can work on finishing up some of my deer hides.

My girlfriends mom was nice enough to give me a 10 and 1/2 inch cast iron skillet and lid. I seasoned them on wensday and look forward to using them while camping. (I should make myself a trypod)

Well my guild mate stoped by with my platten and now my grinder is whole. He looked at my electrical situation and helped me figure out a plan that I am now working on. Soon oh so soon I will have that grinder running. He also volunteered his welders use for a coal forge I am working on.

Post vice is now complete minuse one small peice left to make that holds the bottom of the leg to the stand. Pictures soon.

More stone points coming soon. Hopefully this weekend as I am going to be out camping I will have some time to flintknap.

The first five hides are now fleshed, grained, membrained, and rinsed. So three hides are dried out and two have been brained and softened and just awaite smoking. Thinking of working on another one this saturday and sunday.

maggets are still working on cleaning off the bones.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. Maybee a jacket...hmmm...

My newest pair of leather gloves is now finished and await only pictures to be taken to show you. These ones fit the best out of all of them so far. I think I have my pair of black ones now

Still need a few peices for the setup I am getting together to heat treat one of my knives. I looked at a near by thrift store for the peices and they didn't have any of the peices I need.

Need to work on processing the bark.

Need to curry my bark tanned leather still.

Started carving the bowls edge. It has been some slow steady work. Hope to work on it some more this weekend during camping.

Head peice still in planning stage.

still learning new knots. Plan on knotting/weaving up some ties to replace broken ones and for some other uses.

Finished all 3 steak turners and a hoof pick experiment and will have pictures soon.

I was given 3 metal planes of verying sizes and have to clean hone and tune them. I finished sharpening them. I really need a peice of glass to make a lapping table with to work on them. As soon as that is done then I can continue work on the 3 low tables I have been working on and actually make them flat.

I also have some painting to do on a very large peice of artwork I have been working on for like 6 years or so. I really should get on that.


ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble......I know I am

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25411207/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25411207/ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:44:40 PDT

More stone points coming soon.

The first five hides are now fleshed, grained, membrained, and rinsed. So four hides are dried out and one has been brained and softened and just awaites smoking. Thinking of working on another one this saturday and sunday.

maggets are still working on cleaning off the bones.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. Maybee a jacket...hmmm...

Finished the left hand glove and it turned out wonderfully. I love the way it fits. Absolutely perfect fit. The only problem I had with this one was that the pinky twisted a little. Really not that big of a deal.

Still need a few peices for the setup I am getting together to heat treat one of my knives.

Need to work on processing the bark.

Need to curry my bark tanned leather still.

Started carving the bowls edge. It has been some slow steady work. =

Head peice still in planning stage.

still learning new knots.

Post vice stand update. Plate, bracket, and uprights are all bolted together now. Welded the table for the top of the upright together with accetaline. Finished forging the brackets that will hold the table to the upright and drilled/tapped the holes for the bolts in the table. Lots of work but should be worth it. This thing won't move once its done

Working on the last two steak turners this weekend.

I was given 3 metal planes of verying sizes and have to clean hone and tune them. I finished sharpening them. I really need a peice of glass to make a lapping table with to work on them. As soon as that is done then I can continue work on the 3 low tables I have been working on and actually make them flat.

I also have some painting to do on a very large peice of artwork I have been working on for like 6 years or so. I really should get on that.


ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble......I know I am

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25211496/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25211496/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:03:08 PDT
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]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25125494/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25125494/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:09:48 PDT
Pictures of the grinder workshop and some stone given to me to make points from can be seen in my scraps.

More stone points coming soon.

The first five hides are now fleshed, grained, membrained, and rinsed. I tried a little process that suposedly helps them come out softer more often it uses a little viniger water and then you drie out the hides. So four hides are dried out and one has been brained and softened and just awaites smoking. Thinking of working on another one this saturday.

maggets are still working on cleaning off the bones.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. hmmm...

Started sewing together the gloves. This time I am thinking of doing some tacking stitches to give me a feeling for where it might need to be trimmed before stitching it all together.

Started grinding the blade a little bit but am finding that the problems with my grinder may put off my work on this knife.

Need to work on processing the bark.

Need to curry my bark tanned leather still.

Still have to get a picture of my kilt.

Still need to do some carving on a bowl. Been putting that off.

Small carving that just has the feet left to be carved and then pictures will show up.

Head peice still in planning stage.

still learning new knots.

Post vice stand update. I finished drilling out the holes in the plate and now have to tap them. Lots of work but should be worth it. This thing won't move once its done

Ordered the book "Animal heads" from centaur forge. Can't wait to take a look at that and then try some of them out when I have my inclined vise wedge finished.

I finaly set aside some time and made some homemade soap with the red devil brand lye that I had left. I have to go home and cut it into bars and let it cure for several weeks now. Thinking I may rebatch it to add a scent or two. I have to test the strenghth of the soap and see how it turned out.

Working on the last two steak turners.

I was given 3 metal planes of verying sizes and have to clean hone and tune them. I finished sharpening them. I really need a peice of glass to make a lapping table with to work on them. As soon as that is done then I can continue work on the 3 low tables I have been working on and actually make them flat.

I also have some painting to do on a very large peice of artwork I have been working on for like 6 years or so. I really should get on that.

One last note. Due to all the typing I find myself doing at work on these crappy keyboards my lower arms from about the elbow down have been hurting me. Oh what fun. So I find myself typing with just my two index fingers trying to keep my wrists streight and reduce my suffering.

ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble......I know I am

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25084499/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25084499/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:12:05 PDT
More stone points coming soon.

The first five hides are now fleshed, grained, membrained, and rinsed. I tried a little process that suposedly helps them come out softer more often it uses a little viniger water and then you drie out the hides. So four hides are dried out and one has been brained and softened and just awaites smoking.

maggets are still working on cleaning off the bones.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. hmmm...

I have cut out another pair from that soft deer leather. This time as a set and all in the same direction. Sew those together and I think I will be very happy with this iteration.

I started the work on a four inch folder at a guild class and have the blade left to grind with my new 2" by 72" belt grinder. I cut out the spacers and the scales. It is actually starting to look like a knife. My problem now is trying to keep the grinder from tripping fuses in my garage or house.

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets. Using the drop spindle I made I have turned the little bit I have processed into single ply cordage. Much more work to go there.

pictures to come at some point lol of my bark tanned leather. Still working on curring it.( I really should spend some time on these scrap peices to get them done )

Still have to get a picture of my kilt.

Still need to do some carving on a bowl. Been putting that off.

Small carving that just has the feet left to be carved and then pictures will show up.

Head peice still in planning stage.

still learning new knots.

The same nabor who gave me the anvil and stand, the two tables and plenty of steel has now also given me an arbor press. (see my scraps for a picture)And now he has given me a replacement tap that is even better than the one some guild mates broke during the grinder build. This one acts sort of like a drill and pushes the shavings out of the hole.

Post vice stand update. I found some brackets I had saved from the dumpster at work that I think will work very well and have laid out the holes. I have drilled all eight pilot holes and am starting to drill them out larger. Lots of work but should be worth it. This thing won't move once its done

Still waiting for the guy from my guild to get me the inclined vice wedge peice.

I have been putting off making soap. I have the lie and rendered fat from the deer hides so If I can get to making some I will have homemade soap soon. (arg....thinking thursday I will do that)

Working on the steak turners.

I was given 3 metal planes of verying sizes and have to clean sharpen and tune them. As soon as that is done then I can continue work on the 3 low tables I have been working on and actually make them flat.

I also have some painting to do on a very large peice of artwork I have been working on for like 6 years or so. I really should get on that.

One last note. Due to all the typing I find myself doing at work on these crappy keyboards my lower arms from about the elbow down have been hurting me. Oh what fun.

ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25084495/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25084495/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:11:22 PDT
More stone points coming soon.

The first five hides are now fleshed, grained, membrained, and rinsed. I tried a little process that suposedly helps them come out softer more often it uses a little viniger water and then you drie out the hides. So four hides are dried out and one has been brained and softened and just awaites smoking.

maggets are still working on cleaning off the bones.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. hmmm...

I have cut out another pair from that soft deer leather. This time as a set and all in the same direction. Sew those together and I think I will be very happy with this iteration.

I started the work on a four inch folder at a guild class and have the blade left to grind with my new 2" by 72" belt grinder. I cut out the spacers and the scales. It is actually starting to look like a knife. My problem now is trying to keep the grinder from tripping fuses in my garage or house.

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets. Using the drop spindle I made I have turned the little bit I have processed into single ply cordage. Much more work to go there.

pictures to come at some point lol of my bark tanned leather. Still working on curring it.( I really should spend some time on these scrap peices to get them done )

Still have to get a picture of my kilt.

Still need to do some carving on a bowl. Been putting that off.

Small carving that just has the feet left to be carved and then pictures will show up.

Head peice still in planning stage.

still learning new knots.

The same nabor who gave me the anvil and stand, the two tables and plenty of steel has now also given me an arbor press. (see my scraps for a picture)And now he has given me a replacement tap that is even better than the one some guild mates broke during the grinder build. This one acts sort of like a drill and pushes the shavings out of the hole.

Post vice stand update. I found some brackets I had saved from the dumpster at work that I think will work very well and have laid out the holes. I have drilled all eight pilot holes and am starting to drill them out larger. Lots of work but should be worth it. This thing won't move once its done

Still waiting for the guy from my guild to get me the inclined vice wedge peice.

I have been putting off making soap. I have the lie and rendered fat from the deer hides so If I can get to making some I will have homemade soap soon. (arg....thinking thursday I will do that)

Working on the steak turners.

I was given 3 metal planes of verying sizes and have to clean sharpen and tune them. As soon as that is done then I can continue work on the 3 low tables I have been working on and actually make them flat.

I also have some painting to do on a very large peice of artwork I have been working on for like 6 years or so. I really should get on that.

One last note. Due to all the typing I find myself doing at work on these crappy keyboards my lower arms from about the elbow down have been hurting me. Oh what fun.

ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25016934/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/25016934/ Fri, 29 May 2009 14:52:12 PDT
The first five hides are now fleshed, grained, membrained, and rinsed. I tried a little process that suposedly helps them come out softer more often it uses a little viniger water and then you drie out the hides. So four hides are dried out and one has been brained and softened and just awaites smoking. (The trip to the state park didn't happen because my coworker didn't make reservations grrrrrr!! )

I have skinned 5 of the raccoons and all the cyote skulls and have them out for the maggets to clean the flesh off of them.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. hmmm...

Still working on glove patterns. Thinking of making another pair from that soft deer leather.

I started the work on a four inch folder at a guild class and have the blade left to grind with my new 2" by 72" belt grinder. I cut out the spacers and the scales. It is actually starting to look like a knife.

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets. Using the drop spindle I made I have turned the little bit I have processed into single ply cordage. Much more work to go there.

pictures to come soon of my bark tanned leather. Still working on curring it.( I really should spend some time on these scrap peices to get them done )

I have been enjoying my 4 pleat kilt/skirt whatever you want to call it. Been very cumfy while forging. Will put up pic. when I get one.

Still need to do some carving on a bowl. Been putting that off.

One day I finished reading the book I had so I had nothing to do while waiting for the buss. When I got to the buss stop there was a peice of wood just laying there on the ground so I picked it up and started carving a person in it. I keep working on it as I stand there waiting for the buss each day on the way home.

I have a head peice planned with a fox face and some other firs and such that I have been planning out and should soon put together. HMMM.. so much to work on so little time

I have finished reading the enciclapedia of rawhide and leather braiding and am now on a quest to make all the knots in that book. I am using scrap plastic straps for this work. So far its a lot of fun and a lot of learning.

The same nabor who gave me the anvil and stand, the two tables and plenty of steel has now also given me an arbor press. (see my scraps for a picture)

Started work on a more secure post vice stand. I now have to make the parts to hold the upright to the base and drill and tap the holes then its on to making the little table for the top and trying to get it level oh the fun

I wasn't as satisfied with the wolf as I think I could do on my own and once I fabricate up an inclinde vise wedge I will try my version of a wolf head and see if it turns out better then the one they taught at the class. Then its on to getting the book iron managary and trying out different animal heads.

I have been putting off making soap. I have the lie and rendered fat from the deer hides so If I can get to making some I will have homemade soap soon.

Working on the steak turners. One is almost finished

ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/24977100/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/24977100/ Wed, 27 May 2009 10:40:20 PDT grrrrrr!! )

I have skinned 5 of the raccoons and all the cyote skulls and have them out for the maggets to clean the flesh off of them.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. hmmm...

Still working on glove patterns. Thinking of making another pair from that soft deer leather.

I started the work on a four inch folder at a guild class and have the blade left to grind with my new 2" by 72" belt grinder. I cut out the spacers and the scales. It is actually starting to look like a knife.

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets. Using the drop spindle I made I have turned the little bit I have processed into single ply cordage. Much more work to go there.

pictures to come soon of my bark tanned leather. Still working on curring it.( I really should spend some time on these scrap peices to get them done )

I have been enjoying my 4 pleat kilt/skirt whatever you want to call it. Been very cumfy while forging. Will put up pic. when I get one.

Still need to do some carving on a bowl. Been putting that off.

One day I finished reading the book I had so I had nothing to do while waiting for the buss. When I got to the buss stop there was a peice of wood just laying there on the ground so I picked it up and started carving a person in it. I keep working on it as I stand there waiting for the buss each day on the way home.

I have a head peice planned with a fox face and some other firs and such that I have been planning out and should soon put together. HMMM.. so much to work on so little time

I have finished reading the enciclapedia of rawhide and leather braiding and am now on a quest to make all the knots in that book. I am using scrap plastic straps for this work. So far its a lot of fun and a lot of learning.

The same nabor who gave me the anvil and stand, the two tables and plenty of steel has now also given me an arbor press.

Started work on a more secure post vice stand. I now have to make the parts to hold the upright to the base and drill and tap the holes then its on to making the little table for the top and trying to get it level oh the fun

I wasn't as satisfied with the wolf as I think I could do on my own and once I fabricate up an inclinde vise wedge I will try my version of a wolf head and see if it turns out better then the one they taught at the class. Then its on to getting the book iron managary and trying out different animal heads.

I made a bunch of specialized punches for the animal head class and will put up pictures of them when I get the chance.

I have been putting off making soap. I have the lie and rendered fat from the deer hides so If I can get to making some I will have homemade soap soon.

Working on the steak turners. One is almost finished

Think I will do some drilling for the arm of the contact wheel for my grinder and take some pictures of the grinder, another egg form I made for another coworker, The specialized punches and the white hide all soft and suple. I guess I really should get to taking pictures

ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/24770852/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/24770852/ Fri, 15 May 2009 14:02:00 PDT
I have skinned 5 of the raccoons and all the cyote skulls and have them out for the maggets to clean the flesh off of them.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. hmmm...

Still working on glove patterns. Thinking of making another pair from that soft deer leather.

I started the work on a four inch folder at a guild class and have the blade and scales left to cut out. I cut out the spacers and now it is actually starting to look like a knife. After this weekend I will have a 2inch. by 72inch. belt grinder and will be able to get all the grinding done for the blade.

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets. Using the drop spindle I made I have turned the little bit I have processed into single ply cordage. Much more work to go there.

pictures to come soon of my bark tanned leather. Still working on curring it.

I have been enjoying my 4 pleat kilt/skirt whatever you want to call it. Been very cumfy while forging. Will put up pic. when I get one.

Still need to do some carving on a bowl. Been putting that off. Maybee work on it when I go camping.

One day I finished reading the book I had so I had nothing to do while waiting for the buss. When I got to the buss stop there was a peice of wood just laying there on the ground so I picked it up and started carving a person in it. I keep working on it as I stand there waiting for the buss each day on the way home.

I have a head peice planned with a fox face and some other firs and such that I have been planning out and should soon put together. HMMM.. so much to work on so little time

I have finished reading the enciclapedia of rawhide and leather braiding and am now on a quest to make all the knots in that book. I am using scrap plastic straps for this work. So far its a lot of fun and a lot of learning.

Put up a lot of heavy metal shelving in my garage and got it organized. So much more space now. Wish I could get the lawn care equipment out of my garage though that would make it very cumfortable.

Started work on a more secure post vice stand. I now have to make the parts to hold the upright to the base and drill and tap the holes then its on to making the little table for the top and trying to get it level oh the fun

I wasn't as satisfied with the wolf as I think I could do on my own and once I fabricate up an inclinde vise wedge I will try my version of a wolf head and see if it turns out better then the one they taught at the class. Then its on to getting the book iron managary and trying out different animal heads.

I made a bunch of specialized punches for the animal head class and will put up pictures of them when I get the chance.

I have been putting off making soap. I have the lie and rendered fat from the deer hides so If I can get to making some I will have homemade soap soon.

I also stoped to talk to one of my nabors on the walk home from the buss stop. (the same one that I made four steak turners for) and she asked for another 2 to 3 steak turners. Its nice to make things for other people it shure does keep me buisy and helps to fund my learning

Such a butifull day out today.

ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/24563621/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/24563621/ Sun, 03 May 2009 10:27:42 PDT
The first five hides are now fleshed, grained, membrained, and rinsed. When weather allows braining will progress.

I have skinned 5 of the raccoons and all the cyote skulls and have them out for the maggets to clean the flesh off of them.

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. hmmm...

Still working on glove patterns. Thinking of making another pair from that soft deer leather.

I started the work on a four inch folder at a guild class and have the blade and scales left to cut out. I cut out the spacers and now it is actually starting to look like a knife.

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets. Using the drop spindle I made I have turned the little bit I have processed into single ply cordage. Much more work to go there.

pictures to come soon of my bark tanned leather. Still working on curring it.

I have finished making a four pleat kilt out of old jean pants. Some of it turned out nicely and other parts could have been better but I think it will work for clothing while I forge. Will put up pic. when I get one.

Waiting for summer again to heat treat and finish the knife I was working on before winter hit. I just can't wait. Few more things I need to get for that process.

Still need to do some carving on a bowl.

I have a head peice planned with a fox face and some other firs and such that I have been planning out and should soon put together. HMMM.. so much to work on so little time

I have finished reading the enciclapedia of rawhide and leather braiding and am now on a quest to make all the knots in that book. I am using scrap plastic straps for this work. So far its a lot of fun and a lot of learning.

Put up a lot of heavy metal shelving in my garage and got it organized.

Started work on a more secure post vice stand.

Bought a drill press.

Working on finishing all the peices to the two sulfolk latches I made in a guild class. Pictures to come.

Animal head class comeing up next weekend. We are learning how to make a wolf head. metal of course.

Weekend after that is the grinder workshop. I should be coming home with a very nice belt grinder I am so excited.

Well time to go outside and smith the rest of the peices for the sulfolk latches.
Such a butifull day out today.

ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/23972166/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/23972166/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:39:58 PDT
Hauled about 2or3 full loads in my truck now and I am just enjoying having it.

The first five hides are now fleshed, grained, membrained, and rinsed. Now drying and when weather allows braining will progress.

I have skinned 5 of the raccoons and all the cyote skulls

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. hmmm...

Still working on glove patterns. Figuring I might try making a pair out of the remnents from the purse I made for my sister.

I started the work on a four inch folder at a guild class and have the blade, scales and spacers left to cut out.

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets. Using the drop spindle I made I have turned the little bit I have processed into single ply cordage. Much more work to go there.

pictures to come soon of my bark tanned leather.

I have finished making a four pleat kilt out of old jean pants. Some of it turned out nicely and other parts could have been better but I think it will work for clothing while I forge. Will put up pic. when I get one.

I really want to get some more stone and make some stone points again. Ahh once some of these others are off my plate I will have to look into getting more. Though I am shure the skins will take up a decent amount of my time now. I have broken plates and such that should provide some decent practice till then. I would also like to make a simple kiln to melt down glass bottles to lumps of glass for chipping.

Waiting for summer again to heat treat and finish the knife I was working on before winter hit. I just can't wait. Few more things I need to get for that process.

Still need to do some carving on a bowl.

I have a head peice planned with a fox face and some other firs and such that I have been planning out and should soon put together. HMMM.. so much to work on so little time

I have finished reading the enciclapedia of rawhide and leather braiding and am now on a quest to make all the knots in that book. I am using scrap plastic straps for this work. So far its a lot of fun and a lot of learning.


ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/23729930/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/23729930/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:44:30 PDT

The five deer hides are now soaking in the lye solution in some five gallen pickle buckets aquired from the naborhood caffateria.

Sheri's great? uncle? gave us 5? deer hides, a beaver hide, 3 or 4 racoons (full animals), 3 possums(full animals), 1 rabbit (full animal), between 4-8 deer legs, 3 cyote heads(everything still there), A very large bag of unwashed/processed wool, an elk antler, a deer antler, a deer brain, a box of white hard wood ashes(lye just waiting to happen ), and some red devil brand lye. I now have a lot of work ahead of me. I have skinned the first of the cyote heads and have two more to go. HAPPY!!!

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. hmmm...

Still working on glove patterns. Figuring I might try making a pair out of the remnents from the purse I made for my sister.

I started the work on a four inch folder at a guild class and have the blade, scales and spacers left to cut out.

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets. Using the drop spindle I made I have turned the little bit I have processed into single ply cordage. Much more work to go there.

pictures to come soon of my bark tanned leather.

I have finished making a four pleat kilt out of old jean pants. Some of it turned out nicely and other parts could have been better but I think it will work for clothing while I forge. Will put up pic. when I get one.

I really want to get some more stone and make some stone points again. Ahh once some of these others are off my plate I will have to look into getting more. Though I am shure the skins will take up a decent amount of my time now. I have broken plates and such that should provide some decent practice till then. I would also like to make a simple kiln to melt down glass bottles to lumps of glass for chipping.

Waiting for summer again to heat treat and finish the knife I was working on before winter hit. I just can't wait. Few more things I need to get for that process.

Still need to do some carving on a bowl.

I have a head peice planned with a fox face and some other firs and such that I have been planning out and should soon put together. HMMM.. so much to work on so little time

I have finished reading the enciclapedia of rawhide and leather braiding and am now on a quest to make all the knots in that book. I am using scrap plastic straps for this work. So far its a lot of fun and a lot of learning.

I have aquired even more scrap steel from work. Yay!! And 3 very bright work lights two of witch are on a trypod. I Fixed them up for about $21 and they all work wonderfully and are very bright halogen lamps.

ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/23558716/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/23558716/ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:45:33 PDT
A while back I talked to one of the dishwashers from the cafateria and he has given me about 5-7 5 gallen buckets and some smaller buckets. I have so many uses for these Yay for free stuff

I have some cattail fluff I have to decide what I want to insulate with it. hmmm...

Still working on glove patterns.

I started the work on a four inch folder at a guild class and have the blade, scales and spacers left to cut out.

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets. Using the drop spindle I made I have turned the little bit I have processed into single ply cordage. Much more work to go there.

pictures to come soon of my bark tanned leather.

I have finished making a four pleat kilt out of old jean pants. Some of it turned out nicely and other parts could have been better but I think it will work for clothing while I forge. Will put up pic. when I get one.


I really want to get some more stone and make some stone points again. Ahh once some of these others are off my plate I will have to look into getting more. Though I am shure the skins will take up a decent amount of my time now. I have broken plates and such that should provide some decent practice till then. I would also like to make a simple kiln to melt down glass bottles to lumps of glass for chipping.

Waiting for summer again to heat treat and finish the knife I was working on before winter hit. I just can't wait. Few more things I need to get for that process.

It apears that I will get a lot of unprocessed wool from sheri. I have always wanted to learn how to use a drop spindle. I now have a sack full that she gave me and have washed it and now have only to make some combs and comb it and then I can spin it

Still need to do some carving on a bowl.

I have a head peice planned with a fox face and some other firs and such that I have been planning out and should soon put together. HMMM.. so much to work on so little time

I have finished reading the enciclapedia of rawhide and leather braiding and am now on a quest to make all the knots in that book. I am using scrap plastic straps for this work. So far its a lot of fun and a lot of learning.

I am looking for a nice truck and sheri's father is kind enough to help me look for one.

I have aquired even more scrap steel from work. Yay!! And 3 very bright work lights two of witch are on a trypod. I Fixed them up for about $21 and they all work wonderfully and are very bright halogen lamps.

Sherri braught over some stainless steel coils a couple weeks back and I cut all of them into rings for her. She decided to do some chainmailing and so I decided to see if she would be kind enough to teach me a little. She taught me the four in one weave and I wound up with a double four in one peice. I also made a small flat peice of four in one. Took me a while to do. I will put up pictures soon.

ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/23414816/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/23414816/ Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:47:35 PST Yay for more

I have been working on my glove pattern. Making it more tailored to my hands and learning more and more about the intricacys of glovemaking. Just a couple misplaced or stiches done in the wrong order can cause the pattern to buckle in the wrong places. Very interesting. At least I keep learning what not to do

I started the work on a four inch folder at a guild class and have the blade, scales and spacers left to cut out. This weekend I have the forge welding workshop at the minnesota school of horshoeing. Should be lots of fun

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets. I took the small peice out after about 2 weeks of soaking in the same water and it pulls apart so much easyer and in much cleaner and long strands. A little more time in the water might be benifficial. The outerbark which in this tree is interwoven with the innerbark almost disintegrates after this treatment making it much easyer to get more fibers from it. I have now used this bark to make cordage for a drill I made and I like how it has worked but I think twisting it wet into cordage might be a better option with the thicker strands unless I process it down into finer strands before twisting. hmmm... I have started to soak small batches for processing. Using the drop spindle I made I have turned it into single ply cordage.


I have now taken the water that the bark was sitting in and also some that the bark was boiled in and used it to bark tan all the deer rawhide left over from the legs I processed ever so long ago.

I have finished making a four pleat kilt out of old jean pants. Some of it turned out nicely and other parts could have been better but I think it will work for clothing while I forge. Will put up pic. when I get one.


I cleaned out my garage during the breaf thaw. Now there is plenty of room to work

I really want to get some more stone and make some stone points again. Ahh once some of these others are off my plate I will have to look into getting more. Though I am shure the skins will take up a decent amount of my time now. I have broken plates and such that should provide some decent practice till then. I would also like to make a simple kiln to melt down glass bottles to lumps of glass for chipping.

Waiting for summer again to heat treat and finish the knife I was working on before winter hit. I just can't wait. Few more things I need to get for that process. I can't wait to move on to another knife. My father keeps poking fun at me about making him a lion killer spear. lol

It apears that I will get a lot of unprocessed wool from sheri. I have always wanted to learn how to use a drop spindle. I now have a sack full that she gave me and have washed it and now have only to make some combs and comb it and then I can spin it

Trying to find some more red devil brand lye to make soap with. Figure I will use the rendered fat saved from the fleshing of the deer skins to make soap. Cub just hasn't had lye each time I have stoped by lately. I may have to have some wood fires and collect all the white ash from them to make lye.

Still need to do some carving on a bowl.

I have a head peice planned with a fox face and some other firs and such that I have been planning out and should soon put together. HMMM.. so much to work on so little time

I have finished reading the enciclapedia of rawhide and leather braiding and am now on a quest to make all the knots in that book. I am using scrap plastic straps for this work. So far its a lot of fun and a lot of learning.

I am looking for a nice truck and sheri's father is kind enough to help me look for one.... ]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/22614978/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/22614978/ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:31:15 PST
I have been working on my glove pattern. Making it more tailored to my hands and learning more and more about the intricacys of glovemaking. Just a couple misplaced or stiches done in the wrong order can cause the pattern to buckle in the wrong places. Very interesting. At least I keep learning what not to do

I finished the coil pot and now the pictures are in my galery. Taken with my brand new set up with lights and stuff.

I made a picture studio in my house (just a really small one for my work) and prommised sheri I would take pictures of the hats she has been making lately with it so she can use the pictures to try and sell the hats. My glass head my sister gave me from newyork is coming in handy.

I signed up for 2 classes so far from the guild of metalsmiths for january. One is a class on making the suffolk latch and the other is about making a 4" folder. The sulfolk latch class was a lot of fun and I made two thumb latches that day. Now just the keeper, bar and nailhook to make to finish them with some punching and file work to clean them up and make them hangable.

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets. I took the small peice out after about 2 weeks of soaking in the same water and it pulls apart so much easyer and in much cleaner and long strands. A little more time in the water might be benifficial. The outerbark which in this tree is interwoven with the innerbark almost disintegrates after this treatment making it much easyer to get more fibers from it. I have now used this bark to make cordage for a drill I made and I like how it has worked but I think twisting it wet into cordage might be a better option with the thicker strands unless I process it down into finer strands before twisting. hmmm... I have started to soak small batches for processing.


I have now taken the water that the bark was sitting in and placed a small scrap peice(as if anything is scrap with me ROFL!!) of thin rawhide I made out of the deer legs I processed oh so many years ago*chuckle* into it. Time to see if I understand how to make veg tanned leather It is starting to get nice and brown and becoming less transparent. This may take a while Now I switched it over to a tea made from boiling the bark in water. It is so dark you cant see the skin sitting in it. It is pretty close to done. Soon I will be able to dry it out and see how it turned out. (crosses fingers) I plan on making lots more leather from scraps for the moment but may do a full hide or two next year.

I plan on making a simple four pleat kilt formyself in the not to distant future and have been figuring it out on paper. Soon I will have to grab some scratch material and mock one up.

I may wind up making a candle holder as a comisioned peice for my girlfriends father. Met her family and still no idea if they still want me to or not.

Due to all the construction at my place of work I seem to have run into a lot of scrap steel that I plan to put to good use soon. Now the only difficulty is finding a place to put and store all of this stuff in my garage. Now that the construction is almost over I have a garage full of stuff that needs to be organized once it gets warm out again. Now I have gotten even more steel cut offs and threaded rods that they throw out. Its going to be a job getting it so I can get my forge and acetaline torch out of the back of my garage come spring.

I really want to get some more stone and make some stone points again. Ahh once some of these others are off my plate I will have to look into getting more. Though I am shure the skins will take up a decent amount of my time now. I have broken plates and such that should provide some decent practice till then. I would also lik... ]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/22349458/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/22349458/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:25:12 PST
I have been working on my glove pattern. Making it more tailored to my hands and learning more and more about the intricacys of glovemaking. Just a couple misplaced or stiches done in the wrong order can cause the pattern to buckle in the wrong places. Very interesting. At least I keep learning what not to do

I started another coil pot a couple weeks ago and this one is going to be much bigger. I have worked on it twice sence I started it and now it is as big as the other one. So much more work to do and it keeps staining my hands lol. Hopefully I will get the chance to work on it this weekend and make it even bigger.

I signed up for 2 classes so far from the guild of metalsmiths for january. One is a class on making the suffolk latch and the other is about making a 4" folder. Should be lots of fun and I look forward to both with so much excitement.

I finished the painting of hands for my sister and she picked it up the same day. She is very pleased.

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets. I took the small peice out after about 2 weeks of soaking in the same water and it pulls apart so much easyer and in much cleaner and long strands. A little more time in the water might be benifficial. The outerbark which in this tree is interwoven with the innerbark almost disintegrates after this treatment making it much easyer to get more fibers from it. I have now used this bark to make cordage for a drill I made and I like how it has worked but I think twisting it wet into cordage might be a better option with the thicker strands unless I process it down into finer strands before twisting. hmmm...

I have now taken the water that the bark was sitting in and placed a small scrap peice(as if anything is scrap with me ROFL!!) of thin rawhide I made out of the deer legs I processed oh so many years ago*chuckle* into it. Time to see if I understand how to make veg tanned leather It is starting to get nice and brown and becoming less transparent. This may take a while

I plan on making a simple four pleat kilt formyself in the not to distant future and have been figuring it out on paper. Soon I will have to grab some scratch material and mock one up.

I finished my tool role for my hot tools with plenty of room left for more hot tools.

Thinking I will have to make a large batch of my chilly soon.

I may wind up making a candle holder as a comisioned peice for my girlfriends father. Met her family and still no idea if they still want me to or not.

Due to all the construction at my place of work I seem to have run into a lot of scrap steel that I plan to put to good use soon. Now the only difficulty is finding a place to put and store all of this stuff in my garage. Now that the construction is almost over I have a garage full of stuff that needs to be organized once it gets warm out again. Now I have gotten even more steel cut offs and threaded rods that they throw out. Its going to be a job getting it so I can get my forge and acetaline torch out of the back of my garage come spring.

I really want to get some more stone and make some stone points again. Ahh once some of these others are off my plate I will have to look into getting more. Though I am shure the skins will take up a decent amount of my time now. I have broken plates and such that should provide some decent practice till then.

Waiting for summer again to heat treat and finish the knife I was working on before winter hit. I just can't wait. Few more things I need to get for that process. I can't wait to move on to another knife. My father keeps poking fun at me about making him a lion killer spear. lol

It apears that I will get a lot of unprocessed wool from sheri. I have always wanted to learn how to use a drop spindle Perfect time to make one. I now have a sack full that she gave... ]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/22011680/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/22011680/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:41:17 PST
I have been working on my glove pattern. Making it more tailored to my hands and learning more and more about the intricacys of glovemaking. Just a couple misplaced or stiches done in the wrong order can cause the pattern to buckle in the wrong places. Very interesting. At least I keep learning what not to do

I started another coil pot a couple weeks ago and this one is going to be much bigger. I have worked on it twice sence I started it and now it is as big as the other one. So much more work to do and it keeps staining my hands lol.

I signed up for 2 classes so far from the guild of metalsmiths for january. One is a class on making the suffolk latch and the other is about making a 4" folder. Should be lots of fun and I look forward to both with so much excitement.

I now have the hands painted for the picture for my sister but I still have to paint the background and the rings. Hopefully it will be done soon.

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets. I am testing a prep method for the bark. I have a small peice sitting in fresh water for a week. Will have to see how well that works.

I plan on making a simple four pleat kilt formyself in the not to distant future and have been figuring it out on paper. Soon I will have to grab some scratch material and mock one up.

I have a nother tool holder role almost done for my punches. I just have a little bit of sewing left to do on it.

Thinking I will have to make a large batch of my chilly soon.

I may wind up making a candle holder as a comisioned peice for my girlfriends father (though I haven't as of yet become aquainted with him). Havn't heard wether they still want me to make it for them or not.

Due to all the construction at my place of work I seem to have run into a lot of scrap steel that I plan to put to good use soon. Now the only difficulty is finding a place to put and store all of this stuff in my garage. Now that the construction is almost over I have a garage full of stuff that needs to be organized once it gets warm out again.

I really want to get some more stone and make some stone points again. Ahh once some of these others are off my plate I will have to look into getting more. Though I am shure the skins will take up a decent amount of my time now. I have broken plates and such that should provide some decent practice till then.

Waiting for summer again to heat treat and finish the knife I was working on before winter hit. I just can't wait. Few more things I need to get for that process. I can't wait to move on to another knife. My father keeps poking fun at me about making him a lion killer spear. lol

It apears that I will get a lot of unprocessed wool from sheri. I have always wanted to learn how to use a drop spindle Perfect time to make one.

Trying to find some more red devil brand lye to make soap with. Figure I will use the rendered fat saved from the fleshing of the deer skins to make soap. Cub just hasn't had lye each time I have stoped by lately.

Still need to do some carving on a bowl and practice using and sharpening the furniture scrapers I have made.

ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/21800740/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/21800740/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:22:20 PST
I was sick this last weekend. Just wound up watching a lot of movies and sleeping a lot.

I have been working on my glove pattern. Making it more tailored to my hands and learning more and more about the intricacys of glovemaking.

I started another coil pot a couple weeks ago and this one is going to be much bigger.

I signed up for 2 classes so far from the guild of metalsmiths for january. One is a class on making the suffolk latch and the other is about making a 4" folder. Should be lots of fun and I look forward to both with so much excitement.

I still haven't gotten to painting the picture for my sister but that oil painting is in the works.

I still have all this bark in my basement to process into rope/cordage and/or baskets.

I plan on making a simple four pleat kilt formyself in the not to distant future and have been figuring it out on paper. Soon I will have to grab some scratch material and mock one up.

I have a nother tool holder role almost done for my punches. I just have a little bit of sewing left to do on it.

I made some rolls lately and will be putting up a picture tomarrow. Wonderfull stuff specialy with stew. I should have let them rise a little bit more. I actually made them with one less egg then the recipy called for but they seemed to turn out wonderfully anyways. Almost all gone again will have to make more again soon.

I may wind up making a candle holder as a comisioned peice for my girlfriends father (though I haven't as of yet become aquainted with him).

Due to all the construction at my place of work I seem to have run into a lot of scrap steel that I plan to put to good use soon. Now the only difficulty is finding a place to put and store all of this stuff in my garage.

I really want to get some more stone and make some stone points again. Ahh once some of these others are off my plate I will have to look into getting more. Though I am shure the skins will take up a decent amount of my time now.

Waiting for summer again to heat treat and finish the knife I was working on before winter hit. I just can't wait. Few more things I need to get for that process. I can't wait to move on to another knife.

ahh learning is so much fun

Well thats all I can think of for now.
Hope everyone is having fun, keeping busy, and staying in trouble

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/21552195/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/21552195/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:42:23 PST [link] I have some more sewing to do as well. Its nice to stay busy doing the things you love and seeing some of them actually finished.

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/21093087/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/21093087/ Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:42:05 PDT Now I won't have to hand sew everything

pictures of my singer

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I now can finish the steak turners and coat them in the bees wax. Tonight I think I will finish those and take some pictures and try to make 8 nails for setting my anvil.....well maybee more than eight depending on how long I can work tonight on them.

Saturday aka tomarrow is the tongs making workshop. I am so excited for it. Should be lots of fun.

I think I know what kinds of tongs I want to make.

I was trying to put up a little thing on how I use this wrap I made out of the deer hides I had tanned. It doesn't seem to be working. Sad is me.

Another buisy weekend ahead................

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/20966888/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/20966888/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:48:11 PDT so close. Got my co-worker erick to swing my ten lbs. sledge to punch four holes for part of a clamp I am making. It is so nice to have some help. Makes things so much faster.

Watched a lot of movies. worked with some clay and played some vidieo games.

All in all my weekend was good. Fast but good.

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/20874115/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/20874115/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:13:14 PDT
On another note so close to finishing the hinges and my oxy runs out. Well guess it is a rest from metalworking for a week cus only time I can get it exchanged is early saturday morning. Time to work on my wood prodjects and clean my place....

And I have started some work on weavings. aka my little test/learing peice.

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I managed to aquire a 5" post vice, a hand sandstone wheel grinder, two ferrier rasps, a vice grips, pair of welding gloves, and an angle grinder. Only thing other thing I would have possibly wanted would have been a squirel cage blower. I now have only to make the base for my post vice I am so happy that It is such a nice one.

I did a lot of work in setting everything up with all the other people from the guild. Wound up as the pack master shoved in the back of the trailer the 2 times we had to pack it up. I think I did to good a job now they want to keep me there.

I managed to get a lot of nicely shaped scrap from the silent auction. Perfect for practicing. Once I get done making those steak turners.

The galery was amazing. So many neat things that other people have done. I had over 16 peices I put in our galery this year.

On a different note I shaved off my mustach and goatee and(after being all clean shaven and looking like 10 years younger for about a day) am now growing a beard. Why you may ask. Simply because I have never had a beard and well time to see what its like for me to have a beard. Should be interesting. Its a little weard right now being able to feel my own breath on my top lip when I breath through my nose. I have had the goatee and mustach for 8 years. Its a little weard not to have them anymore.

Over my vacation I smithed and have new pictures of things that I will put up sometime soon.

This weekend is the forge welding workshop. Should be a lot of fun and I am really looking forward to it. Now if the work week will just hurry and get done with.

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/20504116/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/20504116/ Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:13:56 PDT
on another note I started trying my hand at wetforging a small blade. Interesting teckneaque.

My naber who commishioned me to make a steak turner for her brother came over yesterday while I was forging in the rain and asked me to make 3 more for other guys as cristmas presents. *yay* Now I just have to order the steel for said stake turners.

And more info on the conference if anyone is interested. [link]

I know I will be having fun.

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/20150105/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/20150105/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:32:38 PDT The lady who informed me and invited me to this pour also gave me a fire pot she cast in stirofoam and masking tape. Needs a little clay to refine the inside slopes but should work decently enough. Now to buy the steel to fabricate up a table to set it in and some stuff for the clinker braker and blower port.

I will put up some of the pictures I took when I get the chance.

And today I am going to make some log rounds into swedge blocks so I can make some ladles, spoons, and a shovel for my forge.

busy busy busy.

Fall seems to be starting. Makes forging just a little more comfortable. I am excited to see so many prodjects moving forward.

Sunday I ran into a lady at the state fair who might be able to give me some deer skinns and other parts. I gave her my info and hopefully then I will have some more skins to tan. and on that note I am going to draw up some business cards so I will have something to give next time someone asks.

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/20058072/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/20058072/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:06:56 PDT
This coming saturday I think I will go see the white bear lake iron pour
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Been working on fixing a weather vein for a co-worker of mine.

signed up for several classes now just waiting for them to come around. I hate the waiting.
So many tools still left to make.

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/19910320/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/19910320/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:56:24 PDT
We were there from 9 to 5 both days. We worked with coal fires. I accomplished many things. One of wich being the making of a check style candle holder.

I also got to see the trivet I helped make the tennons on get all its finishing touches and final assembly.

All in all it was a fun weekend that left me sore, brused, and with a lot of callisous and blisters.

and by the by I don't like plastic handles.....grrr...

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/19638404/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/19638404/ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:24:06 PDT
yesterday my father gave me my birthday present.
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Time to make some sketches and eat some food.

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/17710114/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/17710114/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:41:45 PDT
Yesterday I had the fun of tangling with a mess of cords at my friends mothers house trying to get her tv vcr dvd and cable all working. I managed to do it and found some extra cords in the process.

I got cheesecake out of the deal whooooohoooo!

Soon soon I hope to have some tools finished once my anvil is set.

]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/17548388/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/17548388/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:17:37 PDT
I finaly saw my sister and gave her the purse I made for her. She was quite pleased with how it turned out.

Sadly one of the metal classes I was signed up for didn't get enough people signed up for it so they cancelled it. It was the begginers joinery. I still have the hammer making to look forward to though.

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]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/16348880/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/16348880/ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:03:33 PST Turns out one of my nabors works for 3m and they were going to throw out this anvil and he asked and no one wanted it so he gave it to me for nothing I am so excited. I can't wait to use it and make some pretty things. I went over to thank him and he said anything that he could help me with to just ask. I am so indebted to him. I want to make him something just for giving me the anvil. I am so happy. I just can't express it. I had to take a picture of it on my phone for the background. It was a picture of my oil painting now it is my anvil. I am so excited!!!!!


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]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/15090237/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/15090237/ Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:08:54 PDT I am excited about that. Winter is coming and so it is time to start wearing my firs again. MMMMMMM so warm. It has been rainy the last couple of days. I enjoy it. perfect time to relax.

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]]> ~ipneto http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/14346006/ http://ipneto.deviantart.com/journal/14346006/ Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:47:46 PDT . I can't wait to make a butifull hook for her. I have to try and match the style to the handle of the broom that she will be hanging it from. Should be really interesting I am excited to be moving forward in a craft I so enjoy

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