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It has been a really, really long haul.
But, I have finally moved my house and shop 650 miles north to northern Minnesota. (I heard wolves howling across the river two nights ago!)
After weeks of pulling things out of crates and tubs, basically re-building my shop from scratch, from building walls, running electricity, gas lines, painting, etc., today I forged my first knife since leaving Illinois.
I forged this Brut de Forge from a damascus billet I had made in Illinois to make my last knife there before moving.
I will appropriately name this knife the "Illi-sota Hunter" and give it a little special treatment.
I look forward to good things coming from Andersen Forge in the near future.
Me in the new forging area:
(You can see a little of the finish room in the back ground.)
Beating on some hot steel:
The "Illi-sota-Hunter"

But, I have finally moved my house and shop 650 miles north to northern Minnesota. (I heard wolves howling across the river two nights ago!)
After weeks of pulling things out of crates and tubs, basically re-building my shop from scratch, from building walls, running electricity, gas lines, painting, etc., today I forged my first knife since leaving Illinois.
I forged this Brut de Forge from a damascus billet I had made in Illinois to make my last knife there before moving.
I will appropriately name this knife the "Illi-sota Hunter" and give it a little special treatment.
I look forward to good things coming from Andersen Forge in the near future.
Me in the new forging area:
(You can see a little of the finish room in the back ground.)


Beating on some hot steel:

The "Illi-sota-Hunter"
