Aiken Forge Open for the Winter

[tippit]

This will be my first full winter in Aiken, SC at our horse farm.  After re-setting the forge up from last spring, I'm finally ready to go.  My dance card is full with 3 out of state adventures with Whip, Doug Campbell & Karen coming in for the Great Smokey Mountain Blade Symposium with a little hog hunting for Doug & horse activities for Karen with my wife Molly,and Xroadhunter coming up to claim his St Judes prise of forging a his own  Knife & Hog hunting.  Plus I'll sneak in some hog hunting & forging of my own.  This new retirement life style is hard work    

 

 

   

Over the past two days, I did manage to forge out a double ended knife for all the up coming social engagements.  Cheese/Sausage cutter & Beer opener in one.  Didn't have time to add a nice moose horn antler handle yet but that will have to wait my first adventure with Whip to our St Judes Cajun adventure this coming week...tippit

 

 

 

[Steve Nuckels]

Great looking knife and sheath!

I love your shop!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
W.F. Moran Jr. Museum & Foundation

[Lamey]

cool shop!!!

[Guru]

Please re-size your pix Doc...thanx

[tippit]

Sorry Guru,
Snapfish had always done that for me.  Must be my computer down here...Oops

[Doug Campbell]

Wish I could see the pics...    can't wait to get down there.        

[tippit]

Not sure what happened cause Snapfish says pictures are 580x435 pixels...but they come in at 800x600 pixels.  Pictures will have to wait til I can figure it out.  Sorry...tippit

[Doug Campbell]

No worries buddy, glad you made the trip south ok.

[madness522]

Looks like a nice set up Doc!  Can't wait until the march hammer in.  Looking forward to seeing you again and meeting you Doug!

[snakewood3]

Great shop and beautiful knife. That looks like some serious old growth Bald Cypress for the knife background.

[Kevin Evans]

Cool looking shop.

[tippit]

snakewood3,
That's the end cut of a beam that was in an old South Carolina mill from the early 1800s.  The major portion is our mantle over the fireplace.

[Doug Campbell]

Do I gotta bring my own rocking chair?

[Benjy]

Hmmmm, So Doug, Are you coming to SC?  :D

[Gil]

Nice place, and love the fly!!  

[Doug Campbell]

You been practicing aintcha Benjy?  

[Benjy]

 I have "3 blind mice" and "Mary had a Little Lamb" in my repertoire!

Nothing like sidetracking Jeff's thread while he's out galavanting around the country!  :D

[GRINCH]

Benjy thats not a nice thing to do,crafty yes,Jeff finally made a every day carry,I can always use a beer opener.  

[snakewood3]

Sounds like trouble brewing in the low country.

[Benjy]

Larry, I was kind of wondering if Jeff could add that feature to my knife    

Charles, there is always trouble where I'm involved (of course only the fun stuff and usually at my expense)