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@friedmushnasty.bsky.social

Hey everyone! I'm a professional blacksmith and leather worker with a penchant for throwing knives and doing trickshots! Skateboarder, forager, hippy, and one of them damn libruls you've heard so much about. Love for all yall here!!

426 Followers  |  287 Following  |  247 Posts  |  Joined: 19.11.2024  |  2.0218

Latest posts by friedmushnasty.bsky.social on Bluesky

My greatest fear is thst when AI takes over, it will all be run by Spotify's AI

01.06.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All done with this little guy. Lizard skin inlay for the sheath. The knife is 304 layers of crushed w ladder pattern damascus with butterscotch micarta handles. I like this one a lot!

#knife #knives #blacksmith #bladesmith #handforged #handcrafted #coloradoknifemaker #damascus #lizard #leather

22.04.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What do yall think? Sharp enough?

#testing #sharp #knife #knives #blacksmith #metalwork #bladesmith #slice

05.04.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The issue there is that making folding knives requires an entirely different set of skills, tools, and time. None of which are exactly in my wheelhouse. I know quite a few makers that do, however. I'd be happy to show you some. From low end $50 budget knives to literally $4000 folders.

04.04.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Most recent knife all finished up. Little hand forged skinner in 304 layer crushed W Ladder pattern damascus with vintage butterscotch micarta handles. I really like this one! Can't wait to start the sheath!

#blacksmith #bladesmith #handforged #handcrafted #handmade #knife #knives #damascus

03.04.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Lmao made pizza for a few years. Never made war before πŸ˜‚

01.04.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Latest knife build. Hand forged mini kukri from 80crv2. Love how this one turned out. Can't wait to make the sheath!

#knifemaker #knives #handmade #handcrafted #handforged #kukri #blacksmith #bladesmith

29.03.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you like blades, check out my account! Lots of em!

26.03.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well that's cool! ❀️❀️

21.03.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A great set of knives for throwing! This design is known as the Northstar and they are made for the No-Spin technique, but work well for just about any style of throwing. Available on www.bullseye-blades.com

#handmade #throwingknife #hobbies #fun #toys #blacksmith #bladesmith

18.03.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey! Thanks for 400 followers! Let me reintroduce myself! My name is Cody and I am a bladesmith/leather worker by trade. I own two knife businesses: NotYourAverageCooper, a custom knife company, and Bullseye Blades, a throwing knife company. I appreciate your follow and hope you enjoy my content!

18.03.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's cool af

13.03.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

These writers suck lol

13.03.2025 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every day I get a little more convinced that we are living in either:
A. Hell
B. A parody sitcom
C. A vengeful child's sim game

13.03.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a weird timeline

13.03.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reposting my favorite sheath I've made to date, just cause. Snapping turtle leather inlay lookin like some dragon skin! All hand cut and sewn by me! Knife by a friend of mine here in town.

#handmade #handcrafted #tooling #handsewn #handsewnleather #sheath #leather #leatherwork #leathercraft

10.03.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One mean, green, cuttin machine! Hand forged knife with glowing handle and genuine leather sheath with lizard skin inlay, all made by me!

#bladesmith #leatherwork #leathercraft #knives #handmade #handcrafted #coloradoknifemaker #sheath #leather

05.03.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heck yeah! Great work!

05.03.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ€¦πŸ˜‚

01.03.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm currently mentoring an 18 year old kid to try to help him out of his rough upbringing... and I'd like to take this moment to apologize to my father for how goddamn frustrating I must have been at 18. Holy shit teenagers are a pain in the ass.

28.02.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah that one hurt. He was cool af 😞 rest in peace

27.02.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A hand tooled and sewn dog collar I made for a friend of mine. Don't do a ton of collars and this is the fanciest I have done by far! What do yall think?

#leather #leatherwork #handmade #handcrafted #tooling #handsewn #dogcollar

26.02.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! πŸ™πŸ™

25.02.2025 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A fun scout carry sheath for a customer. Rockin some lizard skin for the inlay. Not sure who made the knife but its rad too!

#leatherwork #leathercrafts #sheath #handmade #lizard #leather #handcrafted #tooling #handsewn #handsewnleather

25.02.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks very much!

23.02.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm very pleased with how this #sheath turned out! This is the #pattern from my previous post in it's true application. The pattern is #chaotic, yet #orderly, much like the pattern in the #damascus. All hand #tooled and sewn by me! Knife by JRKnifeandTool. #leather #leatherwork #handmade

22.02.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much!

22.02.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜πŸ™πŸ™

21.02.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Testing out a pattern for a sheath and liked this piece so much I couldn't throw it away. So I made a cute little keychain! Available if anyone wants it! Just dm me!

#leather #leatherwork #handmade #handcrafted #tooling #handtooled #keychain

21.02.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just finished up this sheath for a friend. Love this basket weave pattern!

#leather #leatherwork #handmade #handcrafted #tooling #handsewn #handsewnleather #knife #knives

20.02.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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