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37th Annual Oregon Knife Collectors Association Show

3kuni7t0shi@tOmb0yama — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:23:36 +0000

Michael and Gabriel Bell of Dragonfly Forge will be attending the annual Oregon Knife Collectors Association (OKCA) Show in Eugene, OR at the Lane County Fairgrounds. Our table will be in the usual spot, so drop by and say hello.

Open to members and table holders only: Friday April 13, 2012, 10 am – 7 pm.
Member signup or renewal AFTER 2:00 pm

Open to all: Saturday 8-5 — Sunday 9-3 (1 hour earlier to members)

On-the-spot Sharpening Service @ Drake’s 7 Dees Gardening Center in east Portland

3kuni7t0shi@tOmb0yama — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:16:34 +0000

Gabriel Bell of Dragonfly Forge will be performing knife and tool sharpening at East Portland’s Drake’s 7 Dee Gardening Center next Saturday, February 18th, 2012.

Brings your blades to be sharpened while you shop the garden center. Receive a coupon for $5 off of a purchase of $20 or more at Drakes 7 Dees with a purchase of on-the-spot sharpening!

Drake’s will also be hosting various gardening classes throughout the day including one’s Rose Pruning, Edible Salad Bowl, and Fruit Tree Pruning & Care. Drake’s is also offering vouchers for free pH & NPK testing.

Tomboyama 2012 Class Schedule

3kuni7t0shi@tOmb0yama — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:08:43 +0000

Dragonfly Forge’s swordsmithing school, Tomboyama Nihonto Tanren Dojo, is proud to announce it’s schedule of classes for 2012, taught by Michael Bell, swordsmith in the Japanese tradition with over 40 years of experience in the sword arts.

Student’s may reserve a place in the class of their choice online through our school website, tomboyama.com with deposit payment via PayPal. The deposit is refundable up to 60 days before the scheduled session. Space in our classes is limited, and reservations are made on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis.

We are eagerly awaiting another enjoyable year of sword-making classes.

Annual Oregon Knife Collectors Association (OKCA) Knife Show

3kuni7t0shi@tOmb0yama — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:11:15 +0000

Dragonfly Forge will soon be attending the Oregon Knife Collectors Association (OKCA) annual knife show in Eugene, Oregon.

The show, held at the convention center at the Lane County Fairgrounds, will be held April 8-10, 2011. Friday admission is open to club members only, but Saturday and Sunday the show is open to any who enjoy “things that go cut.”

A large variety of lectures and live demonstrations will be held throughout the weekend, including a presentation by Michael Bell, master swordsmith of Dragonfly Forge, scheduled on Sunday of the show at noon. Entitled “Origins: The Evolution of Blade Technology”, the talk will focus on the metallurgical development of blades worldwide, from around 1000 BC to present day.

For more information on the annual show, please visit the OKCA website.

Tomboyama Swordsmithing School Annouces 2011 School Year!

3kuni7t0shi@tOmb0yama — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:59:28 +0000

Michael, Anna, and Gabriel Bell of Dragonfly Forge are happy to announce the swordsmithing school’s schedule of classes for 2011.

We have added two new courses for the 2011 school year: the Intermediate Forging Course and the Tsuka Course.

For more detail on our class please visit our school’s website tomboyama.com

2010 School Year Class Additions

3kuni7t0shi@tOmb0yama — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:35:12 +0000

A couple additions have been made to our swordsmithing school, Tomboyama Nihontō Tanren Dōjō, 2010 school year schedule. Please visit the school homepage, www.tomboyama.com, for more information or to reserve a place in a class.

Also, let us remind everyone again that we will not be attending this year’s San Francisco Token Kai, due to Gabriel and Maria’s wedding!

Website Technical Issues Resolved

3kuni7t0shi@tOmb0yama — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:03:03 +0000

After experiencing various technical difficulties last week with both of our websites, dragonflyforge.com and tomboyama.com, we are pleased to have both functioning smoothly again. Those interested in reserving a place in our classes may do so again through our school’s website, tomboyama.com, from which will link to PayPal’s secure site for the payment details.

While doing the required repairs, we took the opportunity to upgrade the page templates and hopefully improve the overall look and functionality for the better. Feel free to let us know what you think about the changes!

“Forged Art” by Teri Albert

3kuni7t0shi@tOmb0yama — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:25:26 +0000

“Michael Bell is both alchemist and artist. Using heat, hammers, and 40 years experience, he is a master swordsmith in the Japanese tradition.”

Continue reading this article in The World newspaper by Teri Albert at theworldlink.com…

2010 School Year Begins!

3kuni7t0shi@tOmb0yama — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:19:34 +0000

The April 2010 Basic Forging Course, with students and sensei hard at work forging wakizashi to shape.

Dragonfly Forge’s swordsmithing school, Tomboyama Nihontō Tanren Dōjō, was happy to welcome the first class of the 2010 school year to the dōjō. The full class was a Basic Forging Course, and all four students successfully forged wakizashi of forge-welded cable! It was a thoroughly enjoyable week of class, and we would like to thank Cameron, Dean, Michael, and Ryan for making the class a delightful experience.

Continue reading at www.tomboyama.com…

Michael Bell, Swordsmith of Dragonfly Forge

3kuni7t0shi@tOmb0yama — Sat, 08 May 2010 16:36:47 +0000

A brief video interview with Michael Bell, founder of Dragonfly Forge, has been uploaded to YouTube. He speaks regarding becoming a swordsmith, his apprenticeship, developing forged cable swords, and our swordsmithing school, Tomboyama Nihontō Tanren Dōjō.

We would like to thank Frank Knight for taking the time and effort to produce the video and allowing us to share it. Thank you Frank!