Alan Longmire Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 These beards have been a long time coming for the individuals involved, but through no fault of their own. One was under the radar and the other was a victim of miscommunication. However, it is now time to set things right once and for all: Please welcome the newest members of the club, George Ezell and Niels Provos! Bestowed this day for services rendered in skill, historical accuracy, sense of humor, and all-around coolness. Sorry for the amateur effort, gentlemen, those were the only two photos I had...Feel free to light yourself up as you see fit, of course! (Niels' base photo by John Page) George is the one under the radar. I knew he'd been making really nice, very authentic seaxes for a while, and from time to time I thought "hey, that's really good! I wonder what's next?" Then when I saw him at Bowie's hammer-in last month and he kept pulling out seaxes of all shapes, sizes, and materials, all of which were flawlessly made, I realized the Beard was WAY past due. George, please accept my apology (and if you want me to do a better job send me a better picture!). Niels is the victim of miscommunication. He earned his beard with the Serpent in the Sword project http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=22081, but somehow the message did not go through. I had been thinking maybe he didn't want to be one of us , but then in Oakland two weeks ago I saw the sword (and Niels!) in person and told him "Dude, you know this got you a Fiery Beard, right?" He had no idea! I hereby publicly rectify this egregious situation. Niels, I know you're a Photoshop genius, so please do a better job than I did. BTW your flames came from Jim's coke forge during the axe demo and your high-carbon goatee is from one of Jeff's crucible smelts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Price Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Next time we all get together, in 2015 or some other event packed with fiery ones, we all ought to dye our hair orange for the event. Except Petr. His is on fire enough already. Congratulations, gentlemen, well-earned and glad to have you with us. The Tidewater Forge Christopher Price, Bladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZebDeming Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Congrats fellas! Well deserved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Shearer Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Congratulations guys! “Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Arthur Loose Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 'Gratz! jloose.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Page Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Congrats gentlemen! Well deserved indeed! Not all those who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien-Shards of the Dark Age- my blog-Nine Worlds Workshop--Last Apocalypse Forge- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petr Florianek Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 welcome brothers in beard! Alan i am writing you a message with another one LONG overdue beard brother GULLINBURSTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Harris Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Gratz! Just wondering, who is the youngest Fiery Beard? Mr. Shearer? Trying to make each knife just a little better than the last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petr Florianek Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 all fiery beard are from 2000 to 1000 yrs old in spirit, thats all that matters. GULLINBURSTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Board Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Congratulations fellas! Hard earned and well deserved. "He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest." Dylan Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Hernandez Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Hear, hear! Enjoy life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEzell Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 (edited) It is truly an honor to join the ranks... sorry, that's the best I could come up with... Thanks guys. Actually... You might still remember... http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=8954&p=81691 I wasn't ready then. I was coming off a long period of inactivity in my knifemaking where for 5 years I had not finished a single knife, and my life had hit rock bottom. Seaxes are what got me back into it, there was something there that gave me a new passion and a new life, so to speak, as a bladesmith. That, the encouragement from this forum, and a few generous patrons willing to invest in a burned out bladesmith set me back on the road to this wonderful craft. My thanks go out to this wonderful community for giving me the knowledge and encouragement to keep going. You guys rock. Edited November 9, 2013 by GEzell George Ezell, bladesmith" How much useful knowledge is lost by the scattered forms in which it is ushered to the world! How many solitary students spend half their lives in making discoveries which had been perfected a century before their time, for want of a condensed exhibition of what is known."Buffonview some of my work RelicForge on facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owen bush Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Congrats. The fiery beard is a powerfull and magical talisman, wear it with pride.... forging soul in to steel owenbush.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Yates Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Congratulation Guys well earned and deserved . Sam Robert D. Yates , 13 & On Forge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Welcome beard brothers! -----------------------------------------------"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 Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Green Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Congrats guys.. Well earned. Mark Green I have a way? Is that better then a plan? (cptn. Mal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Provos Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Thank you all! This forum brings together so many skillful people and provides a wonderful source of inspiration. Niels Ps: I almost missed this post, too :-) Niels Provos The Serpent in the Sword Videos - Sword Resource Search Listen to my Activ8te EDM music releases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Parkinson Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 welcome to the club! well deserved the both of you! Web site http://www.dragonsbreathforge.com Insagram account http://instagram.com/swordmatt# Blog http://mpmetal.tumblr.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook/dragonsbreathforge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. Runals Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Wonderful! http://www.etsy.com/shop/NateRunalsBlacksmith?ref=pr_shop_more&view_type=gallerynaterunals.com My Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Noffsinger Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Well deserved! Congratulations guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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