So, while the clean-up and re-do of the website continues, I came across a little gem...
Back in April of 2008, I was invited to teach a two day seminar in basic knifemaking at the Howard Academy for the Metal Arts (HAMA). As usual I had a great time and spent a bit too much after class time drinking beer and brown liquor with the staff, but overall (I think) the seminar was well received.
In prepartion for that class I put together a little handout for the students that covered basic knifemaking terms and concepts in metalurgy rather than having them write all the stuff down. I have scanned it in and posted the HAMA Hand Out for your enjoyment.
Keep watching this space for changes and I hope to see you soon!
In December of 1994 I bought a new model year (1995) Nissan King Cab pick-up truck. It was a bright pacific blue, had a four cylinder engine and got about 23 MPG city/high combined. I loved that truck. It ran like a top, I used it to haul everything from coal, to hay to manure to steel and it never complained. I put it in first gear, took my foot off the clutch and moved on. I had wracked up over 115,000 miles of Chicago rush hour driving and I was still using the original clutch. The only problem was that it was turning into a rusty smear on the pavement as the salt of my beloved city slowly ate through the body, frame and various engine parts.
