Blog | Traditions Workshop

Nov 51 min read

Life’s a forge!

Life’s a forge! Yes, and hammer and anvil, too! You’ll be roasted, smelted, and pounded, and you’ll scarce know what’s happening to you....

Oct 291 min read

“The Blacksmith’s Apprentice”

Keep the rhythm of the bellows; Keep the fire glowing red; Never forget your place, good fellow; Never you let the coals go dead. - ...

Oct 222 min read

Quick review of the newest Harbor Freight Anvil

You may have caught on that Harbor Freight has a new cast steel anvil for sale. One of my regulars here in the far west of Florida got...

Oct 151 min read

Stealing Fire

Of the four elements: air, earth, water, and fire; Man stole only one from the gods. Fire. And with it, man forged his will upon the...

Oct 81 min read

Safety note

Carbon Monoxide detectors work! This past January, due to cold weather and rain with high winds covering the panhandle, I had myself and...

Oct 11 min read

Be extraordinary!

“One machine can do the work of 50 ordinary men, but no machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.” Be extraordinary!...

Sep 291 min read

Iron

Iron seems a simple metal But in its nature are many mysteries And men who bend to them in their minds Shall in arriving days gather...

Feb 183 min read

Traditions Workshop - home of craftsmen

I guess for the first blog post of Traditions Workshop I should let you know what I'll be writing about. Traditions Workshop is a family...