Alchemy Forge is again under construction, though these repairs have been put off for the time being.
Due to a large volume of spam I have removed the conact page. If you need to contact me, try sending a message to Kristopher at the domain above.
On August 12, 2011 I was accepted to a master's in history program at Washington State University, and do not forsee much time for blacksmithing or bladesmithing over the duration of the program. I will make updates here and at the blog (linked above), though I expect most updates will be through the blog, since it's less cumbersome.
The main page will have several more items added to it (primarily images). You will notice that several of the menu items above are either not found, or point to pages that have the original Alchemy Forge layout. My intention is to redesign each page, with uniformity within each menu heading above (i.e. all galleries will have the same layout). Please bear with me, and if you see something that seems not at all right, please let me know (as soon as the contact page is back up and running).
Thank you!
Welcome!
Alchemy Forge is the main web presence for my blacksmithing/bladesmithing hobby (an enthusiastic one, but a hobby none-the-less). Its primary function is a repository for images related to projects I've worked on-- sometimes just the completed project, other times there will be process shots-- but in essence it's an elaborate, hand-coded digital scrapbook. Where does all the metal and wood go? My wife is my best customer (though she would say she suffers from the "cobbler's child" syndrome). Many of the blades were bartered away, some given. I hope someday to make this a business, but for now I'm practicing my craft.
Secondarily I intened to continue using this space for instruction. My Beginner's Page is the second most visited page on this site (after the home page). There I include advice on the topic of starting in this craft, with an eye toward helping readers avoid some of the mistakes I, and others, have made.
Lugh- An original piece. It was included in the displayed works of Lynnwood Arts Council's 2004 juried art exhbition Seeing Red.
This is Twin A one of two pattern welded knives that I finished in 2010. I refer to them as the twins becasue both knives were made from the same bar, cut at 45o then installed in copper, leather and horn.
This is a Flickr slideshow of the tamahagane smelt hosted by Dave Lisch and Tom Ferry at the NWBA Spring 2011 conference in Mt. Vernon, WA.
