billyO

Not true, I had huskies for 20 years and rarely had to do anything other than change my tone slightly stern.
It may have helped that we spent most of our free time wandering in the woods off leash. They would run, but all I had to do whistle and within a minute or 2 they'd be right by my side.

4 hand forged seahorses on top of my anvil

And I've been working on developing a seahorse workshop

12" round mirror framed by 4 hand-forged lilies

Hello all. Been a busy summer but have had some fun projects at the forge. Here's a recent mirror I finished

After cutting the ring off the bar and drifting/forging around the drift

this is after sizing on the mandrel, final forging and ready for descaling and grinding. I plan on grinding this at least 50% to expose the twist pattern.

Hello all. I stared another wedding band from the 60-layer twisted bar left over from the chess set I did a few years ago.

Hello all. I recently learned screen printing and have T-shirts available for purchase. The anvil is on the front and saying on the back. $25 each.

Just got a copy of Matt Jenkin's book and after looking at it, I'll recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their blacksmithing skills. I'd rate it up there with Otto Schmirler's classic book "Werk und Werkzeug des Kunstschmieds: The Smithy's Craft & Tools" and Mark Aspery's 3-volume set.

Good afternoon, all. Finally finished another flower for my brother and SIL's anniversary gift. Only 6 months late this time🙄

Hello all. Back to forging. I needed a way to hold some 1/2" square stock differently so here's the newest pair of tongs I forged today. I think they're getting better looking....
Have a good week all.

We need mre of this!
youtu.be/6mFpn8BJLV4?...

YouTube video by The Daily Show Matthew Desmond - “Poverty, by America” & What It Takes to Close the Poverty Gap | The Daily Show

Good morning all. I don't have a TV so a friend just forwarded this to me. If you agree with Mr. Desmond, please copy and repost so maybe things will change for the better.
Wishing you all
as always
peace and love
billyO
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Just heard @greggutfeld.bsky.social's interview with Scott Simon claiming he's not a racist because, "If you're stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire, I'll stop and help." Too bad Scott didn't ask if the same was true if he looked poor, unwashed, non-white, or dressed like a drag-queen, etc

Good evening, all. Back to blacksmithing. Today I made a small flatter for use under the treadle hammer and am now able to blank these out in ~6 minutes each from start to finish (including cutting them off with the saw). Let me know if you want some to make your own hooks.

I'd like to express MAJOR PROPS to the Honorable President Zelensky for standing up to our POS Trump 🖕 and POS Vance🖕.

My thoughts and prayers are with you, your country and your people and I hope you stay strong and emerge victorious!!!!🙏🙏🙏
Wishing all Ukrainians
as always
peace and love
billyO

Call 202-224-3121 to contact your representatives.
www.kyivpost.com/post/47630

Good afternoon all. While doing the 12 hooks for Phoebe, I had significant difficulties holding them because of ill-fitting tongs. Because I plan on doing more of this style, I decided it was time to make a dedicated pair of tongs.
I really wish my tongs looked as good as they work😞.
Maybe someday.

This is your response to a valid question??? If you are typical of the democrats, it's no wonder why we lost the election. I'm sorry to say that if you don't start DOING something, you will have lost another supporter. PLEASE. WAKE UP, GET OFF YOUR ASS AND DO SOMETHING!!!

Good morning, all. I posted a question to our representative asking: aside from merely talking to her republican colleagues, specifically what she is doing to stop trump and the fascist. This was the response??? No wonder the democrats lost faith from voters and thus the election.
Thanks😟

Good afternoon all. Back to blacksmithing, which I like WAY more than talking politics. Here's another chef's knife recently off the bench. I finally decided on my maker's mark and remembered to put it on this one.

I was there, and was disappointed that you didn't answer my question or others about what specifically you are doing to stop Trump, so I'll ask again:

Just at the town hall with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici @repbonamici.bsky.social. It was kind of disappointing. I got to ask a question at the end, but didn't get a good answer, so I'll ask again:

Hello all. With the family emotional roller-coaster smoothing out, I decided to try a take at the 150mm blacksmith challenge. What is it you ask? It's a challenge to see what one can do with a 150mm x 20mm square bar (or 6" x 3/4" sq for us in the States).
I decided to try a book end.

Thanks you to all who reposted my earlier missing persons post.
Have a wonderful week all!

Hello all.
Just got this text from my brother:
JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH ELI! He turned himself in to the Minneapolis Police, I don't know much other than he had been living on the streets for two days. He said he wants to go to Heartland...More to come, but the nightmare is lifting.

Hello all. This in my 16 y/o nephew who ran away from Minneapolis 2 days ago. We're worried he might be a victim of human trafficking.
Please share with as many folks as possible.

Trump says Ukraine 'should have never started' war in Ukraine Trump made the remark while deriding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose country was invaded by Russia in February 2022.

They say you learn something new every day, and I guess that's true.
I've also heard that the dumb get dumber, and that appears to be true too.
Why do Republicans still support this moron?🥺
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Just thought I'd share a few bottle openers from a recent class I gave. (The middle one was not yet finished, if that wasn't obvious🥴)
Have a good weekend all.

👍
I couldn't have said it any better!

PS - Nice artwork!

Thank you for the thoughts. But don't worry, I learned a long time ago not to beat myself up over mistakes. Time and energy is much better spent learning from them and making the effort to not repeat them.
Wishing you
as always
peace and love
billyO