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Okay, we were all getting a bit punchy at this point of Arctic Fire.

 

Jake and Michael found this Velveta commercial on Youtube. They thought it was hilarious. I picked them up after a hike and they were like "We MUST go to the store and buy some cheese!" . . .uh, alright.

 

10 pounds of Velveta. I ad hoc cheese quench tank welded up. Several faux swords heated in the forge . . .

 

We really have no excuse for this . . . LOL

 

Okay, to understand it, you have to watch this video first.

 

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Then, it's the swordsmith's turn . . .

 

Wait for the end for a special salute to Team Dane Axe and Jake's revenge on his arch nemesis, Eli Siderius (plus a cameo by Mouse the Mastiff!).

 

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I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAD TO LEAVE ON SATURDAY!!!!!!

 

:P

 

We were all saying your stage voice would have been perfect for this.

 

LOL

 

--Dave

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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelt

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this maybe should be one of the, "Secret Teachings," that you give to the developing smith after several years of dedicated service.

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Holy crapthat wasfunny. wife is still looking at me funny. lol I think I may have split my side a little on that one. damn ithurts

My life is like shaving with a razor sharp machete. It's a bit awkward and I feel a sting every now and then, but in the end I'm happy with the results.

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That just keeps getting funnier!!!!

The blacksmith and the artist reflect it in their art.

They forge their creativity,closer to the heart.

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that was Epic.

"Out of doubt, out of dark to the day's rising

I came singing in the sun, sword unsheathing.

To hope's end I rode and to heart's breaking:

Now for wrath, now for ruin and a red nightfall!"

J.R.R Tolkien

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eight pounds of boiling cheese! that was better than I could have imagined...

I think that Michael might be a Wisconsin cheese-baron double agent-- they trained him from a young age to be an exceptional swordsmith so that he could infiltrate a sword gathering and subvert the event to make a viral cheese marketing video. well played sir. well played.

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All of you except for Peter wimped out in the face of liquid gold! :lol:

 

 

Yeah! That was one of the funniest parts. All us North Americans were like "Run Away!" (Monty Python Voice), and the stoic Swede just sat there getting cheese burns.

 

Well . . .I guess Jake didn't flee. He collapsed from laughter.

 

Priceless.

 

Dave

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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelt

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:lol::o:lol:

That was rediculous! :lol: :lol:

I think I'll be laughing for a few weeks whenever I think of that.

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I like the video...very good guys.

 

but I feel the need to point out, as a guy from Wisconsin, that Velvita IS NOT CHEESE.

Now, had you quenched in five year old cheddar while facing North and had the fondu at the right temp, well...I'd have no issues at all.

 

Ric

Richard Furrer

Door County Forgeworks

Sturgeon Bay, WI

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You named your mastiff Mouse, Dave? You read the Dresden files, don't you? :-)

 

Yup! Love those books.

 

Are you deployed still?

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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelt

http://stephensforge.com

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