waterhouse
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Had the opportunity to help pound on some steel this afternoon. Chad Osborne, who some of you may have seen on Forged in Fire, has opened up his forge on Macinac Island to the public. Kids as young as 5 are welcome, and knives start at $25 and go up to $100.
I took the 5 year old and 10 year old today; all of us had a great time.
Chad drew a chalk X on the anvil, and all you have to do is continue to pound the X with a hammer while he moves the hot steel around. After the steel is shaped the shop takes care of the sharpening. The kids made knives out of horseshoes and I made one from a railroad spike. If you get the opportunity I recommend the experience
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