Geoff Keyes Posted March 1, 2025 Posted March 1, 2025 It sounds like some kind of Woods related chopping tool is the choice. Do we have other suggestions? I suggest an end date of 10/31. G "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver
billyO Posted March 3, 2025 Posted March 3, 2025 I'd like to try again, but with my shop responsibilities and aging body, I can't promise I won't have to drop out again. One should keep in mind, we are all both the blacksmith and iron in the fire... as always peace and love billyO
Alan Longmire Posted March 3, 2025 Posted March 3, 2025 No worries, many of us are in that boat with you! 1
Bob Bryenton Posted March 3, 2025 Posted March 3, 2025 so this might be a silly question... but what is KITH? Sorry only been at this for 4 years. Bob Bryenton Solar Storm https://www.solarstorm.ca bob@solarstorm.ca
Geoff Keyes Posted March 3, 2025 Author Posted March 3, 2025 Knife In The Hat. We pick a theme, we build to the theme, names get picked and they receive one of the pieces and their piece goes to another maker. We try to come up with projects that cover a wide skill range and we build a community. The piece I got is going to debut as a neck knife at our annual Blackpowder Mountain Man show this upcoming weekend. It's fun and you are welcome to join in if you like. g "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver
Bob Bryenton Posted March 3, 2025 Posted March 3, 2025 Thanks, Cool idea, will definitely have to think about this. Bob Bryenton Solar Storm https://www.solarstorm.ca bob@solarstorm.ca
Geoff Keyes Posted March 3, 2025 Author Posted March 3, 2025 We should have a signup post starting next week, I think. g "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver
John Page Posted March 6, 2025 Posted March 6, 2025 On 3/3/2025 at 6:56 AM, billyO said: I'd like to try again, but with my shop responsibilities and aging body, I can't promise I won't have to drop out again. I'm in the same boat! If I actually have a shop by the time the deadline comes around it might be a fun way to break in the space. Not all those who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien -Shards of the Dark Age- my blog -Nine Worlds Workshop-
Gary LT Posted March 12, 2025 Posted March 12, 2025 Work has been nil this year, I opted to fix my torn rotator cuff on the right shoulder. Post surgery and therapy would take me to June’ish and if work stays slow, I can get one done by October end. I really enjoy doing KITH and always joined in before, so I’ll sign up for this time too, (with finger crossed!) Gary LT "I Never Met A Knife I Didn't Like", (Will Rogers)
Joshua States Posted March 13, 2025 Posted March 13, 2025 On 3/1/2025 at 12:24 PM, Geoff Keyes said: Woods related chopping tool is the choice. So, a draw knife is not acceptable? I've been wanting to make another one of those...... “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith
Geoff Keyes Posted March 13, 2025 Author Posted March 13, 2025 I think a draw knife is right on target. g "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver
billyO Posted March 13, 2025 Posted March 13, 2025 12 hours ago, Geoff Keyes said: I think a draw knife is right on target. g Not to be a jerk Joshua, but this doesn't fit the one-handed requirement. (I say this only because I would rather have done a draw knife too, but this KITH will force me to go outside my comfort zone and make an axe). Perhaps this could be next year's theme? 1 One should keep in mind, we are all both the blacksmith and iron in the fire... as always peace and love billyO
Joshua States Posted March 13, 2025 Posted March 13, 2025 45 minutes ago, billyO said: but this KITH will force me to go outside my comfort zone and make an axe). Yeah. I need to make some of those as well. “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith
Alan Longmire Posted March 13, 2025 Posted March 13, 2025 You could make a scorp! That's a sort of one-handed drawknife, usually used for things like carving chair seats or the inside of barrel staves. 2
Joshua States Posted March 14, 2025 Posted March 14, 2025 4 hours ago, Alan Longmire said: You could make a scorp! Also for bowls and spoons. “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith
billyO Posted March 14, 2025 Posted March 14, 2025 But.....do you really chop with a scorp???? Ok, I'll stop being a butt now. (maybe...) 1 One should keep in mind, we are all both the blacksmith and iron in the fire... as always peace and love billyO
Joshua States Posted March 14, 2025 Posted March 14, 2025 It's not a rule so much as a guideline.... “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith
billyO Posted March 15, 2025 Posted March 15, 2025 (edited) Yeah, but, give me an inch.... Edited March 15, 2025 by billyO 1 One should keep in mind, we are all both the blacksmith and iron in the fire... as always peace and love billyO
Gert Burkhardt Posted April 18, 2025 Posted April 18, 2025 I got a bit hung up with bronze casting lately. So I made a pretty nifty small hand adze from aluminum bronze (less than 2 pounds). Would that qualify for the KITH? Or does it have to be made from steel? I peened the edge and it should be capable of chopping some wood. The handle is laminated from California Mountain Mahogany (or maybe from Utah?) and a maple core. It took a bit of unusual effort to keep the fragile 2-part plaster mold together when casting. 1
Geoff Keyes Posted April 18, 2025 Author Posted April 18, 2025 Very cool, it works for me G "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver
Alan Longmire Posted April 18, 2025 Posted April 18, 2025 7 hours ago, Geoff Keyes said: Very cool, it works for me G Agreed! We never said it had to be steel, after all.
Joshua States Posted April 21, 2025 Posted April 21, 2025 I think that is awesome! “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith
Gert Burkhardt Posted April 21, 2025 Posted April 21, 2025 O.K., thanks! Then this is my official KITH entry. I know I am a bit early. The investment plaster mold was destroyed after casting but I still have the wooden pattern for the two mold halves. Maybe I cast two more adze heads for myself and as a present for a friend. I know it is more decorative than a practical wood working tool but it sure looks pretty. Next time I will try making the mold from refractory cement and hope it holds up better than the plaster. 2
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