Journeyman smith test passed

Patrice Lemée · May 15, 2013

Well done Keith! :thumbup:

Bill Burke · May 15, 2013

butcher_block said:
was talkign abut the grading at the blade show thats the part i woudl go batty over

Yeh Butch I knew what you were saying. I was just giving Keith a hard time about being Grey and folicley challenged.

NickWheeler · May 17, 2013

Congratulations Keith, most excellent news!!! :thumbup:

I have several hats just like that one... yet more proof of your outstanding taste!

David Loukides · May 17, 2013

Congratulations Keith,
The Smile on your face after Bending the Blade said it all.
Dave

keithf · May 17, 2013

NickWheeler said:
Congratulations Keith, most excellent news!!! :thumbup:

I have several hats just like that one... yet more proof of your outstanding taste!

Thanks Nick. Yeah, I have a hat thing ( It keeps my bald head warm as well ) I'll have to visit your shop one day. I'll bring some hats

Cheers Keith

keithf · May 17, 2013

David Loukides said:
Congratulations Keith,
The Smile on your face after Bending the Blade said it all.
Dave

Thanks Dave. That was a smile of happiness and relief all in one !
Cheers Keith

Pete_H · May 18, 2013

Great job Keith.

Just checked out your website for the first time and I'm bloody impressed mate. Your Damascus is awesome and I love the way it's possible to zoom in on your photos for a closer look at your knives. Top shelf, you're doing us Aussie proud!

Cheers...Pete

keithf · May 19, 2013

Hey, Thanks Pete for your kind words mate. Don't drink any warm beer over there, it'll make you crook!
Cheers Keith

quint · May 20, 2013

Congrats, looks like a trying time to say the least. Was watching the video on the laptop and my wife asked if that was a metranome, I was like na thats just an old man chopping a 2x4 once you get that old you have your rythem down

Impressive blade. Great show.

Pete_H · May 20, 2013

keithf said:
Don't drink any warm beer over there, it'll make you crook!
Cheers Keith

Mate I thought that would be the case when I arrived a couple of years ago but as un-Australian as this may sound: the stuff actually grows on you especially when we've just had the second longest/coldest winter since records began in 1912!

Having said that there are some cracking cold ales here, non better than Meantime which is (somewhat obviously) based in Greenwich. Their India Pale Ale at 7.4% ABV in 750ml champagne style bottles is the ducks nuts and genuinely sorts out the men from the boys!

http://www.meantimebrewing.com/our-beers/

keithf · May 20, 2013

quint said:
Congrats, looks like a trying time to say the least. Was watching the video on the laptop and my wife asked if that was a metranome, I was like na thats just an old man chopping a 2x4 once you get that old you have your rythem down

Impressive blade. Great show.

Geees Quint, whats with all this old man stuff !

Happened to me whilst I wasn't lookin lol. Thanks for the comments mate. We call em a 4b2 not a 2 by 4.
Cheers Keith

keithf · May 20, 2013

Pete_H said:
Mate I thought that would be the case when I arrived a couple of years ago but as un-Australian as this may sound: the stuff actually grows on you especially when we've just had the second longest/coldest winter since records began in 1912!

Having said that there are some cracking cold ales here, non better than Meantime which is (somewhat obviously) based in Greenwich. Their India Pale Ale at 7.4% ABV in 750ml champagne style bottles is the ducks nuts and genuinely sorts out the men from the boys!

http://www.meantimebrewing.com/our-beers/

At 7.4% that would knock your socks off ! Sounds like a nice drop, I'll have to check it out when I get over there.
Cheers Keith