Comments for Dragonfly Forge http://dragonflyforge.com Custom Hand-crafted Japanese Art/Cutting Swords, specializing in forge-welded cable and handmade steel, By Michael and Gabriel Bell Sat, 12 May 2012 08:17:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on So you want to become an apprentice swordsmith… by cody mewbourne http://dragonflyforge.com/2009/01/31/becoming-an-apprentice/#comment-11652 cody mewbourne Sat, 12 May 2012 08:17:39 +0000 http://www.dragonflyforge.com/?p=241#comment-11652 i live in LA and would love to become a swordsmith but don't know where to go can someone guide me. i live in LA and would love to become a swordsmith but don’t know where to go can someone guide me.

]]> Comment on So you want to become an apprentice swordsmith… by john fogarty http://dragonflyforge.com/2009/01/31/becoming-an-apprentice/#comment-11607 john fogarty Wed, 09 May 2012 19:15:09 +0000 http://www.dragonflyforge.com/?p=241#comment-11607 i have a question. i am an grade 9 student and i want to know when i do become a apprentice swordsmith how much money can i earn yearly? i have a question. i am an grade 9 student and i want to know when i do become a apprentice swordsmith how much money can i earn yearly?

]]> Comment on Alabama Forge Council Bladesmithing Symposium, Michael Bell on Japanese Swords by BILLY ROBINSON http://dragonflyforge.com/1999/08/05/alabama-forge-council-bladesmithing-symposium-michael-bell-on-japanese-swords/#comment-11601 BILLY ROBINSON Wed, 09 May 2012 08:04:16 +0000 http://www.dragonflyforge.com/?p=5#comment-11601 i have a certain type of sword i would like to have and i think i'm oing to have to have it made, but i don't have a lot of money. this is how i want it made: ninja blade and handle no gaurd when finished it will look like a staff ( like in the movie blind fury with rutger howard i think thats how to spell his name) also in the handle end a medium length daggar that can be used with or wihtout the sword being removed. then on the other end to have a concelled shocker tip ( like a cattle prod). can this be built? and how much. if you can't build this maybe you can tell me who can. thank you BILLY ROBINSON i have a certain type of sword i would like to have and i think i’m oing to have to have it made, but i don’t have a lot of money. this is how i want it made: ninja blade and handle no gaurd when finished it will look like a staff ( like in the movie blind fury with rutger howard i think thats how to spell his name) also in the handle end a medium length daggar that can be used with or wihtout the sword being removed. then on the other end to have a concelled shocker tip ( like a cattle prod). can this be built? and how much. if you can’t build this maybe you can tell me who can. thank you BILLY ROBINSON

]]> Comment on Ron Macy awarded Certificate of Mastery by Teresa (Hopper) Porter http://dragonflyforge.com/2008/12/11/ron-macy-awarded-certificate-of-mastery/#comment-11478 Teresa (Hopper) Porter Tue, 01 May 2012 04:14:26 +0000 http://www.dragonflyforge.com/?p=180#comment-11478 Hello Mr. Macy-wonderful achievments in so many skillfull areas of craftmanship! I was wondering if this is the same Ron that lived up the street from me in the 60's and '70's in Portland, Oregon? There was also a Mtn. climbing group with our science teacher that we went to several places with including the Tetons?! Just had to ask it was fun to see your accomplishments! Hello Mr. Macy-wonderful achievments in so many skillfull areas of craftmanship!
I was wondering if this is the same Ron that lived up the street from me in the 60′s and ’70′s in Portland, Oregon? There was also a Mtn. climbing group with our science
teacher that we went to several places with including the Tetons?! Just had to ask it was fun to see your accomplishments!

]]> Comment on The Making of a Classic Kinko Tsuba – Ford Hallam by Joe Pierre http://dragonflyforge.com/2010/12/24/making-of-a-tsuba-ford-hallam/#comment-11151 Joe Pierre Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:25:49 +0000 http://www.dragonflyforge.com/?p=804#comment-11151 ford hosts a nice forum that includes techniques and tutorials to get you started. check it out: http://www.followingtheironbrush.org/index.php?sid=89f30ddff821937c4ab15d11129f48c0 ford hosts a nice forum that includes techniques and tutorials to get you started. check it out:

http://www.followingtheironbrush.org/index.php?sid=89f30ddff821937c4ab15d11129f48c0

]]> Comment on So you want to become an apprentice swordsmith… by nathan woodring http://dragonflyforge.com/2009/01/31/becoming-an-apprentice/#comment-10940 nathan woodring Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:38:45 +0000 http://www.dragonflyforge.com/?p=241#comment-10940 would like to apprentice under yoshindo yoshihara , do you know if he acceeeepts older students at all? would like to apprentice under yoshindo yoshihara , do you know if he acceeeepts older students at all?

]]> Comment on The Making of a Classic Kinko Tsuba – Ford Hallam by nathan woodring http://dragonflyforge.com/2010/12/24/making-of-a-tsuba-ford-hallam/#comment-10939 nathan woodring Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:24:43 +0000 http://www.dragonflyforge.com/?p=804#comment-10939 would like to sign up for his classes if he will hold some. would like to sign up for his classes if he will hold some.

]]> Comment on The Making of a Classic Kinko Tsuba – Ford Hallam by nathan woodring http://dragonflyforge.com/2010/12/24/making-of-a-tsuba-ford-hallam/#comment-10938 nathan woodring Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:23:55 +0000 http://www.dragonflyforge.com/?p=804#comment-10938 i am hoping he will teach another class or several so that i can attend them. i am hoping he will teach another class or several so that i can attend them.

]]> Comment on So you want to become an apprentice swordsmith… by Apprenticeship japan | Fotogrint http://dragonflyforge.com/2009/01/31/becoming-an-apprentice/#comment-10931 Apprenticeship japan | Fotogrint Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:46:46 +0000 http://www.dragonflyforge.com/?p=241#comment-10931 [...] So you want to become an apprentice swordsmith… | Dragonfly ForgeJun 16, 2011 … This 2004 TV documentary was filmed during Michael Hagedorn’s bonsai apprenticeship in Nagano, Japan. It gives an amusingly, endearingly … [...] [...] So you want to become an apprentice swordsmith… | Dragonfly ForgeJun 16, 2011 … This 2004 TV documentary was filmed during Michael Hagedorn’s bonsai apprenticeship in Nagano, Japan. It gives an amusingly, endearingly … [...]

]]> Comment on So you want to become an apprentice swordsmith… by Michael Bell http://dragonflyforge.com/2009/01/31/becoming-an-apprentice/#comment-10714 Michael Bell Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:48:36 +0000 http://www.dragonflyforge.com/?p=241#comment-10714 Dear Alex I was glad to hear of your course of study of Japanese culture. I believe this to be as important as hammer technique in forging a good sword. The Daimyo of Mino said that a warrior should have the sword in one hand and a brush in the other. I look forward to meeting you one day. Until then, let me know how things are progressing from time to time. Dear Alex

I was glad to hear of your course of study of Japanese culture. I believe this to be as important as hammer technique in forging a good sword. The Daimyo of Mino said that a warrior should have the sword in one hand and a brush in the other.

I look forward to meeting you one day. Until then, let me know how things are progressing from time to time.

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