With the scarf broach nearing completion, this is the first day the knifemaker's aunt actually considered owning equipment to do her own metalworking projects once this educational project is over. Anvils are hard to come by, the tongs, the forge, blah, blah, blah...quite an undertaking.
Of course, a railroad tie 'anvil' can be obtained and assorted screwdrivers and hammers might substitute for the official tools, so maybe work-arounds can happen? Metalworking with 1/4" square mild steel can be purchased at the local big box DIY stores. Metalworking is much less complicated than the multi-step process of making a knife. The knifemaker and his dad make traditional, durable knives for utility and the process is the very close to the nail knife process auntie worked through as she made her 40 knives but yikes! what a process. Metalworking seems immediately accessible.
Tomorrow, the knifemaker's aunt will work on the other designs she's come up with and see Mohr possibilities. [Sorry for the pun, but it was impossible to resist!] The heart, the tree, leaf hook, and a couple more scarf broach designs to include gemstones are possibilities of the choices.
