Канал: Mark Lowry

Imaginary Friend playing at Tidball's, Friday, 11 June 2021

Imaginary Friend playing at Tidball's, Friday, 11 June 2021

Mini honeybee hive swarming, 6 June 2021

Mini honeybee hive swarming, 6 June 2021

Honeybee cleansing flight

Honeybee cleansing flight

Oxalic acid vaporization treatment for varroa mites.

Oxalic acid vaporization treatment for varroa mites.

First endoscopic beehive inspection!

First endoscopic beehive inspection!

Homemade tractor

Homemade tractor

Chinese Yanmar clone 178f

Chinese Yanmar clone 178f

Home built boat, a view from inside

Home built boat, a view from inside

Home built boat with Nipper at the helm

Home built boat with Nipper at the helm

New coal forge!

New coal forge!

Nipper operates power hammer

Nipper operates power hammer

Hummingbird at the feeder

Hummingbird at the feeder

The death of Drew's garage

The death of Drew's garage

Replacing the cane seat in a canoe

Replacing the cane seat in a canoe

Mystery Project

Mystery Project

Nipper forges the bevel

Nipper forges the bevel

Dad and lad forging a couple knives.

Dad and lad forging a couple knives.

First attempt at clay coating a blade for heat treatment --

First attempt at clay coating a blade for heat treatment --

Finally done with my Mom's new slicing/paring/ chopping knif

Finally done with my Mom's new slicing/paring/ chopping knif

Kitchen knife for Mom

Kitchen knife for Mom

Making a striker for flint 'n' steel kit.

Making a striker for flint 'n' steel kit.

Part II - Making a Scandi ground blade for a folding knife

Part II - Making a Scandi ground blade for a folding knife

Girls doing some smithing

Girls doing some smithing

Testing found steel for hardenability.

Testing found steel for hardenability.

Forging a blade to fit a folding knife.

Forging a blade to fit a folding knife.

We've moved the forge into the garage, and I have a "new" anvil.

We've moved the forge into the garage, and I have a "new" anvil.

So now the 9 year old wants to get into the act

So now the 9 year old wants to get into the act

Making Damascus from a coiled spring

Making Damascus from a coiled spring

Nipper heat treats his forged knife.

Nipper heat treats his forged knife.

A simple tool rack for the anvil stand.

A simple tool rack for the anvil stand.

Heat treating three different knives

Heat treating three different knives

Experimenting with a railroad spike

Experimenting with a railroad spike

Grinding the secondary bevel.

Grinding the secondary bevel.

The finished forged combat knife

The finished forged combat knife

Heat-treating the combat knife blade.

Heat-treating the combat knife blade.

More progress on the combat knife.

More progress on the combat knife.

Nipper's Knife, Part V Forging the finger guard.

Nipper's Knife, Part V Forging the finger guard.

More progress on Nipper's knife and my new knife.

More progress on Nipper's knife and my new knife.

Nipper's Knife - Part III

Nipper's Knife - Part III

Nipper's knife, Part II -- and a lot more.

Nipper's knife, Part II -- and a lot more.

Nipper's knife Part I

Nipper's knife Part I

Our last night at the beach. Not a lot to see, but the sound was mesmerizing.

Our last night at the beach. Not a lot to see, but the sound was mesmerizing.

We go geocaching while on vacation

We go geocaching while on vacation

Spring steel, acquired free from the scrapyard

Spring steel, acquired free from the scrapyard

Art fair

Art fair

Satanite coating on the inside of the gas forge

Satanite coating on the inside of the gas forge

Dad, are you doing any forging today? Can I try?

Dad, are you doing any forging today? Can I try?

Forging a simple coat hook

Forging a simple coat hook

An afternoon in the woods

An afternoon in the woods

Modifying the forge blower

Modifying the forge blower

Just sharpening some of the new blades.

Just sharpening some of the new blades.

Making a single brick forge

Making a single brick forge

Successful forge weld!

Successful forge weld!

New knives and forge mods.

New knives and forge mods.

Forced-air propane forge

Forced-air propane forge

Modifying the railroad track anvil

Modifying the railroad track anvil

My first hand forged knife

My first hand forged knife

Amateur metallurgy

Amateur metallurgy

Trying to forge weld

Trying to forge weld

Part II: THE RETURN OF TONG

Part II: THE RETURN OF TONG

Blacksmith tongs!

Blacksmith tongs!

RDPproject response

RDPproject response

Anvil Stand

Anvil Stand

New Stuff: Anvil, forge, JHS and BAK.

New Stuff: Anvil, forge, JHS and BAK.

Jason's Knife

Jason's Knife

Shaping the bevel on a bench grinder

Shaping the bevel on a bench grinder

Making a stick tang, puukko knife

Making a stick tang, puukko knife

Nipper making his first blown glass.

Nipper making his first blown glass.

My friend Bill makes a colored glass vase

My friend Bill makes a colored glass vase

8 year old son uses a ferro rod to start a fire. (So easy a

8 year old son uses a ferro rod to start a fire. (So easy a

Homemade Beef Jerky by Mook

Homemade Beef Jerky by Mook

Making a small neck knife, part 6

Making a small neck knife, part 6

Making a small neck knife, part 5

Making a small neck knife, part 5

Making a small neck knife, part 4

Making a small neck knife, part 4

Making a small neck knife, part 3

Making a small neck knife, part 3

Making a small neck knife, part 2

Making a small neck knife, part 2

Making a small neck knife, part 1

Making a small neck knife, part 1

Making a quick spatula from a fallen maple branch

Making a quick spatula from a fallen maple branch

Soft drink can lantern

Soft drink can lantern

Some blades I've made

Some blades I've made

Lighting a fire with a ferrocerium rod

Lighting a fire with a ferrocerium rod