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Cutting leather is apparently not as simple as I thought.  The other day I was was cutting a pattern out of some leather for a project and could not figure out why the pieces that I so carefully marked out would not match together.  This was really bugging the snot out of me so I […]

There are so many different kinds of steel available with different properties that choosing the right steel for the job can be a bit daunting.  Ask any smith and they all have slightly different opinions based on experience and sometimes just what they like to work with.  I will try and break down what I consider […]

Design Goal In this post I want to talk a little about my design goals and my thinking behind them. In order to define my overall design goals, I had to think about form and function as I understand it. Function is important Function seemed pretty obvious to me.  Useful objects should always do their job […]