Sunday, March 25, 2007
The Joy of crafting
Metal-working is something I haven't had much chance to do since I was an active heavy fighter in the SCA, and I'd forgotten how much joy I took in the rythmic hammering, turning the metal, seeing it change and warp before my eyes and under my hands. In knowing when to turn something, and how to make a dishing post. In learning how brass and bronze shape differently, and how both are different from steel. In sitting in my garage watching people walking dogs and kids on bikes and all the other activity of a community on a warm spring day, and imagining in my mind's eye that this was one of the reasons a blacksmith's forge was often open to the street, so that they could be a part of the street and still work. In the stiffness and pain of my hands, knowing that it is my hands saying 'enough for now, we're still remembering how to do this'. In thinking ahead, and contemplating bringing these tools out to our SCA cabin, so that I can work metal and watch the community go by, and be like that blacksmith in my mind.
I hope I sell a bunch of these, 'cause, well, I hope I sell a bunch of these. But there's a little corner of my brain that's saying "So that I can make more bowls!"
Do you craft?
James
Labels: Blood and Bronze, geekery
posted by James at 4:57 PM
4 Comments:
I love every type of crafting I've tried. If only I could find one I don't suck at...
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I suppose this was why I did alot of dishing for us. It was fun. But the beer was good too. It's probabally my fondest beer memory.
My only metal working experience was in Shop class and very traumatic.
But give me some sticks or a hook and some string. I can make just about anything.
I do so many things, but they take time and unfortunately, I have other things going on. Recently (due to the plethora of babies) I am making quilted baby blankts..
:)
April
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