A summer update (Image Heavy)

**Scottishsmith24** · 08-27-2013, 10:11 PM

Hello all it has been a busy few months since I last posted and I thought I would make a post to show what I've been up to over the summer months. Most of my time was taken up with teaching summer programs and opening the blacksmithing school, but in between the sixty hour weeks I found some time to make things and even injure myself :/ Unfortunately earlier this summer while working on a carving my chisel slipped and went through (yes as in all the way through) my left index finger severing some nerves, but thankfully it wasn't too serious and I have been able to get back to work making things. But onto the projects...

This summer I received my first railing commission from the church my sister belongs to...Overall it was a fun and interesting project that I'd like to do more of in the future. It was all hand forged for both railings each one measuring 5 3/4 feet long and each structural upright is 1 inch square.

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I also found time to make this medium sized forester's axe. Mild steel body with a 1084 bit. The head is 8.5 inches long and the edge is 4 3/4 wide, the handle is 24 inches long.

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And last but not least I was able to finish up this pattern welded puukko today with birch bark handle. The blade is 1084, 1095, and 15N20 at about 500 layers and 1 inch wide and 4 1/2 inches long. Unfortunately when I took the picture I didn't notice the smudge of grease but it has since been cleaned off.

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Thank you all for looking...I'm looking forward to getting back to actually making some neat projects; I have a couple of ideas that have been gestating for the past four months...I'll keep you all posted.

**Winter** · 08-27-2013, 10:30 PM

That puuko is the bendy part of a bee's leg.

The hacthet is pretty cool except for the toddler writing wilderness on it.

**Scottishsmith24** · 08-27-2013, 10:53 PM

Winter, I'm not sure what you mean by your comment about my puukko; but certainly while my burning leaves much to be desired I believe that you could have phrased that criticism in a not so demeaning manner...

**Rick** · 08-27-2013, 11:07 PM

I think he was saying it's the bees knees (bendy part of a bee's leg).

Just out of curiosity how did you mount the rails to the floor? Pretty cool rails. The axe is a beauty as is the puuko. I'm always a sucker for Damascus steel. Thanks for letting us look.

**Scottishsmith24** · 08-27-2013, 11:27 PM

Ohhh duh my brain kept thinking thorax for some reason no wonder it didn't make any sense. Thanks for the compliments Rick and Winter. The rails were sunk into the marble 4 inches and attached with an industrial epoxy.

**Rick** · 08-27-2013, 11:28 PM

Oh, cool. Those should never come out. It's a bit far on the picture but it looks like they went into the marble and I saw no attachment plates. Nice!

**Wildthang** · 08-28-2013, 05:51 AM

Great work Scotti! True craftsmanship is a thing of beauty!

**crashdive123** · 08-28-2013, 06:36 AM

Great work all around.

**Scottishsmith24** · 08-28-2013, 08:26 AM

Thanks everyone

**randyt** · 08-28-2013, 06:33 PM

awesome job!!

**Winter** · 08-28-2013, 07:21 PM

Oh Geez, no offense was meant. I have a weird sense of humor.

Woodburners are tricky, I did a dragon on a leather pouch and it looked like I took a sharpie to it. Major fail.