Stumped!

May 12, 2011

Over the past few months I have written about how it is important to strike the metal on the stake in the correct manner. This implies that you are not only striking the metal at the correct angle but that the stake is at the correct height for YOU. Deb and I have been working on both of these subjects because I have had issues with them but mostly having my stakes at the correct height. My set up has been clampin [...]

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This is a test…

April 24, 2011

…..it is only a test.  In the event of a water landing your hammers, anvils and hoards of precious metals can not be used as flotation devices despite how much they cost.Why is this a test?Hanuman has installed the WP-o-Matic for me, so what I publish here on The Adventurous Silversmith will appear also on my Ganoksin Blog. It might take 24 hours to appear bit it will save me time. [...]

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Busy, Busy, Busy (Sorry)

April 24, 2011

Sorry, I have not been posting lately.  We are having a big push at work and I am now working 10-12 hours per day and some weekends. Thus I come home, eat, veg, go to sleep, go back to work.   I have been too tired to even think of a hammer on weekends and [...]

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I have a (hammer) monkey on my back

April 24, 2011

I just realized I have a problem.I am addicted to buying hammers (and stakes) on eBay.I just won another hammer today. I did not mean to do it – I went looking for hammers, stakes and repousse tools while I was having my first cuppa this morning.  And there it was – a silversmith hammer, used [...]

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Chasing & Repousse Tools

April 24, 2011

Last week a reader of this blog sent me a question about Chasing & Repousse tools. We exchanged several emails and afterwards I though, this would make a good post for others too read.   Remember, I am by no means a master of this technique (yet).  These are my opinions and I am not [...]

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Dirty Hands Once Again

April 23, 2011

Back in December, I picked up a large “rustic” ball stake off of ebay for about 40 bucks before shipping costs. It is almost 3″ in diameter and brand new something like this would cost almost $200.  It looks like an old and possibly home made stake because the tang is long and round plus only the bottom of the tang is square to fit into the hardy hole of an anvil.   The stake is/was black and had qu [...]

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Haystack Here I come!!!!

April 16, 2011

I received really good news this week. I was accepted at the Haystack Mountain School of Craft for the second session. I went to Metals Week in Idyllwild, California last year. It is organized by Deb, who we all know by now, is my teacher & mentor.  I had a wonderful time but afterwards I knew [...]

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Is That A Muse Peeking Out of My Closet?

April 13, 2011

I think she is trying to come out… Over the weekend I was talking to my trainer (at the gym for weights) and we were admiring each others earrings.   I was wearing my cross-forged drops and she was wearing what was circle with graduated forged drops that could slide back on the circles. So this weekend, I am going down to Debs to make another pair of cross-forged drops for Caroline and a pa [...]

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Waiting……

April 3, 2011

I am waiting for inspiration because some how the craziness of  February has resulted in me loosing my muse, if I ever had one.  Is there such a thing as smithing block? This would in lieu of writers block because I am not a writer but a smith.I use to find myself “seeing” vessels and other ideas in my head while I was taking my walk at lunch; while driving home. Now I don’t have these ideas popping into my head. [...]

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What does "Teenie Weenie Hammer" mean to you?

March 26, 2011

With all the overtime I worked over the past 6 weeks, the money has started to appear on my paycheck.Here is the email thread in order…(I was at work, which is why this happened via email)To: Laurie KFrom Erich KSent: Friday, March 25, 2011 12:30Subject: Big payday todayIt was $800. more than usual. Pay down the cards. We salute your undaunted spirit and hard wor [...]

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