I was featured in tv show "Töömurdja"
My 3 minutes of fame. Estonian TV station called TV3 has a series called “Töömurdja”, which is about all kinds of strange occupations people have. 23 June 2008 show was about meRead More…
knivesandengraving.com launch and first video
Quietly, peacefully, without much noise Internet gained yet another new website. Its name is Knives and Engraving and it is about… Knives and Engraving! Who would’ve guessed, right? Actually the full name is “Custom knivesRead More…
Damascus and logo etching
This Sunday was very productive – we managed to create our first really good looking damascus billet and to electro-etch our logo. “Secret” behind getting a good damascus pattern is just choosingRead More…
Making next katanas
It’s been a while since my last post, but nothing really interesting has happened during that time. About a month ago we started making 5 new katanas and now they’re almost finished,Read More…
Things of beauty
Last week passed very quickly. I mean really-really quickly. This happens when you do something you really like – you just get lost in the process and forget about yourself and world.Read More…
Days at the workshop
One thing I really like about this blacksmithing is that there seems to be just endless opportunities to learn something new. Just like with computers. When you’re programmer and doing some largerRead More…
Successful forge weld
One of the required skills for blacksmith is forge welding. This is also basic skill for making pattern weld, also known as Damascus steel. Basically you take two pieces of steel/iron makeRead More…
Workshop preparation
For the last month or so we’ve set up our workshop. And it amazes me every time we have to buy something just how much stuff you need to set up oneRead More…