Re:Toledo’s Last Swordmakers
by blacksmith_tb on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @09:46PM
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Knives aren't always weapons - I think the satisfaction comes from making a tool, it's easy to tell when you've done a decent job (and when you haven't...)
A good knife is rarely a weapon. Even people who use weapons as part of their profession don't use the weapon very often.
vs a woodworker who could conceivably use a carving knife multiple times per day.
I'm good at fighting. Which is why I recognize it is a losing game.
Tools win. Build something.
I've made a couple knives this year, though. Milling, and then grinding on absolutely the wrong kind of grinder for the job. So that was exhausting, but fun.
> a nice change from programming
I absolutely agree. I took up metalwork because I wanted to make something visible, that you could touch. Weaponry isn't really my thing, but I'll probably make more knives, I enjoy the esthetic constraints, history of the art and materials.