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Good morning guys, some of this has been posted on FB already but I wanted you all to have an update on the rebuild. We were home for just under two months and were able to barge over the Beaudry, some tools we picked up in Seattle and all of the gifted tools you guys brought to Daves while we were there. The cement, and rebar we purchased with your auction funds is all on site now and we trucked in enough gravel for the pour thanks to My Dad and Brother. We had a setback when the mixer we were going to borrow blew the gearbox on a job the night before and missed the barge trip. So Adam and I started in cleaning the pad and doing the excavating for the forms. The pad was pretty contaminated and broken up, lots of hand work and wheelbarrowing to get it to where we could wash it down. My Mom gave us a hand with that. Then we built the forms out of lumber Adam milled. Somewhere in there we got our new pup Bringsel. What a bundle of joy and energy, she kept us smiling in spite of having to work around the ashes.
The truck was still sitting in town waiting on parts that should have come sooner so I prepped and planted the garden and Adam started going through the crusty tools, especially the two working power hammers. Our ammunition was stored upstairs and there was a lot of it. The brass and lead was melted and crusted over much of the Beaudry and everything of course had glass from the windows and insulation. To make a long story short Adam has all the parts freed up, chipped and wire brushed clean and oiled. Weve salvaged many of our hand tools and wrenches as well. Were ready to pour concrete as soon as we get the truck on site and the metal building (also purchased with donations) will be arriving the end of June.
Thank you really isnt enough to tell you all what youve done for us. This recovery would have been a much longer and more painful process. It was harder than we thought it would be to go home and face the rubble pile of dreams waiting for us. Feeling all of you behind us and the love in each package that came in the mail was such a bright spot. Im sorry that we are so far behind in our thank you notes. Ive tried to catalog packages and mailing addresses and Adam is working through our email list. We truly appreciate your patience, I havent always been at the top of my game these last few months and honestly theres been days where we just wanted to crawl in a hole with a gallon of whiskey. I feel terrible that there will be people that we dont personally thank but often we only end up with the info of the person that bought an auction item and not the giver. Your generosity is undeserved but very appreciated. The overwhelming quantity of support we received means that we may not remember off the top of our heads what each person gave us but we have marked your names in sharpie on the screwdrivers and tape measures, when we need bailing wire and are able to just grab it for the project we are so thankful to the person who was thoughtful enough to send it. Were excited to see everyone at BLADE and appreciate your patience with us. If you see us at the show please let us know if you helped us out and what it was so we can thank you in person. I know it might feel weird but seriously, we would LOVE it!!
For the last three weeks weve been making knives in Dave and Andrea Lischs new shop. To have to work around people while you are getting ready for BLADE yourself, especially in an unfinished work space is asking a lot, it just shows you how generous they are. Even in its seed form the school they are outfitting there promises to be the hub for bladesmithing talent and learning on the West Coast. The facility has plenty of space with a well thought out floorpan. The location is beautiful, surrounded with oak trees and wild flowers. Deer, bunnies and butterflies seem to have a permanent residence there and a short walk down the road treats you to a stunning view of Mt. Rainer. For being in civilization for so long these Alaskans were really at home there. We all hit the knife making pretty hard but there was still time for alot of great food, laughter and wine. Much good natured ribbing over differing music tastes that finally boiled down to EVERYONE loves J.J. Cale and The Black-Eyed Peas. Adam and I went pretty simple with our construction but there will be a few a few new things to see on our table. I have a new touch mark that will easily delineate my blades that have been made after getting an MS rating. Salem thinks it looks fishy but hes known for making barbed comments.
The handle material in this batch of knives came from Doug Cambell, Shane Alexander and Pete Rushton. Thanks for the leg up.
Were just boarding the plane to Hotlanta. Especially excited to see the JS and MS test sets of our brothers Sam Lurquin, Erik Markman, Toni Oostendorp, Mark Knapp and Eduardo Berardo. Good luck guys and safe travels!
A
Bringsel and Clementineat the Lisch's
Andrea forging an integral petty.
Dave is the only guy I know who dances WHILE hand sanding!
Dave's new apprentice is also a professional French chef...lots of blade design brainstorming over wine and incredible food went on. Stop by the Lisch's table to meet Luis this year.
The truck was still sitting in town waiting on parts that should have come sooner so I prepped and planted the garden and Adam started going through the crusty tools, especially the two working power hammers. Our ammunition was stored upstairs and there was a lot of it. The brass and lead was melted and crusted over much of the Beaudry and everything of course had glass from the windows and insulation. To make a long story short Adam has all the parts freed up, chipped and wire brushed clean and oiled. Weve salvaged many of our hand tools and wrenches as well. Were ready to pour concrete as soon as we get the truck on site and the metal building (also purchased with donations) will be arriving the end of June.
Thank you really isnt enough to tell you all what youve done for us. This recovery would have been a much longer and more painful process. It was harder than we thought it would be to go home and face the rubble pile of dreams waiting for us. Feeling all of you behind us and the love in each package that came in the mail was such a bright spot. Im sorry that we are so far behind in our thank you notes. Ive tried to catalog packages and mailing addresses and Adam is working through our email list. We truly appreciate your patience, I havent always been at the top of my game these last few months and honestly theres been days where we just wanted to crawl in a hole with a gallon of whiskey. I feel terrible that there will be people that we dont personally thank but often we only end up with the info of the person that bought an auction item and not the giver. Your generosity is undeserved but very appreciated. The overwhelming quantity of support we received means that we may not remember off the top of our heads what each person gave us but we have marked your names in sharpie on the screwdrivers and tape measures, when we need bailing wire and are able to just grab it for the project we are so thankful to the person who was thoughtful enough to send it. Were excited to see everyone at BLADE and appreciate your patience with us. If you see us at the show please let us know if you helped us out and what it was so we can thank you in person. I know it might feel weird but seriously, we would LOVE it!!
For the last three weeks weve been making knives in Dave and Andrea Lischs new shop. To have to work around people while you are getting ready for BLADE yourself, especially in an unfinished work space is asking a lot, it just shows you how generous they are. Even in its seed form the school they are outfitting there promises to be the hub for bladesmithing talent and learning on the West Coast. The facility has plenty of space with a well thought out floorpan. The location is beautiful, surrounded with oak trees and wild flowers. Deer, bunnies and butterflies seem to have a permanent residence there and a short walk down the road treats you to a stunning view of Mt. Rainer. For being in civilization for so long these Alaskans were really at home there. We all hit the knife making pretty hard but there was still time for alot of great food, laughter and wine. Much good natured ribbing over differing music tastes that finally boiled down to EVERYONE loves J.J. Cale and The Black-Eyed Peas. Adam and I went pretty simple with our construction but there will be a few a few new things to see on our table. I have a new touch mark that will easily delineate my blades that have been made after getting an MS rating. Salem thinks it looks fishy but hes known for making barbed comments.
The handle material in this batch of knives came from Doug Cambell, Shane Alexander and Pete Rushton. Thanks for the leg up.
Were just boarding the plane to Hotlanta. Especially excited to see the JS and MS test sets of our brothers Sam Lurquin, Erik Markman, Toni Oostendorp, Mark Knapp and Eduardo Berardo. Good luck guys and safe travels!
A
Bringsel and Clementineat the Lisch's
Andrea forging an integral petty.
Dave is the only guy I know who dances WHILE hand sanding!
Dave's new apprentice is also a professional French chef...lots of blade design brainstorming over wine and incredible food went on. Stop by the Lisch's table to meet Luis this year.
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