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Successful Holiday Market at The Steel Yard (Providence, RI)

December 24, 2020 By John D. Harvey 1 Comment

On 19 December 2020, I was a vendor/exhibitor at The Steel Yard's "Holiday Art Market", and it was really a great event held in very challenging times. All the pandemic precautions were in place: social distancing, mask wearing, hand sanitizer, and staggered entry of patrons to prevent crowding. Also, it was held outdoors, which in December in Rhode Island is a bit of a gamble. With the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bottle Openers, Cool Stuff, Featured Tagged With: bottle openers, the steel yard

Bottle Openers before the Storm!

December 16, 2020 By John D. Harvey Leave a Comment

These were forged before tonight's winter storm. Productive night. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bottle Openers, Featured Tagged With: bottle opener

I almost threw this bottle opener away…

December 15, 2020 By John D. Harvey Leave a Comment

As far as I'm concerned, half of getting good at anything is learning how to make mistakes look like features. So, the round hole in the cap-lifting tab on this bottle opener was last night's mistake (at the time a crack/ fissure). A little work with a Dremel tonight and I'm unusually pleased with it now. Yes, my maker's mark is on upside down. I could also fix that, but I've decided to quit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer, Bottle Openers, Featured Tagged With: bottle opener

Cthulhu-Inspired Pipe Stand

November 29, 2020 By John D. Harvey Leave a Comment

Here is a Cthulhu-inspired pipe stand that now lives with a friend in England. If the term "Cthulhu" is new to you, it refers to a body of fantastical horror stories written by H.P. Lovecraft in the early 20th century (mostly in Providence, RI). If you're still not familiar, then Google will fill in the gaps ... there's a lot out there.This piece combines traditional forging, MIG welding, filing, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cool Stuff, Featured, Interior Furnishings Tagged With: cthulhu, lovecraft, MIG weld, pipestand

Top-Twist Chopsticks

October 18, 2020 By John D. Harvey Leave a Comment

Here's tonight's hand-forged steel chopsticks (along with an in-process hot shot). Experimenting with the twists at the top is fun. So far, all the tops have been finished with bees wax. But I just spent a bit of money with Sculpt Nouveau (@sculptnouveau), so I'm looking forward to some patina experiments in the near future. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Small Work Tagged With: chopsticks

Reverse-Twist Chopsticks

October 6, 2020 By John D. Harvey Leave a Comment

Another set of #chopsticks completed tonight at JDH Metalcraft. Different pattern from the last. Oh by the way, these belong to @theartistinresidence. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Small Work Tagged With: chopsticks

Hand-Forged Chopsticks

September 26, 2020 By John D. Harvey Leave a Comment

This week I participated in a @fwtpodcast maker challenge to create chopsticks in the medium of our choice (for me, hand-forged metal obviously). Mild steel; nothing fancy. They're perhaps a half-inch longer than the disposable wooden chopsticks you get in takeout. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Small Work Tagged With: chopsticks

Forging a Leaf Pendant

September 18, 2020 By John D. Harvey Leave a Comment

I had fun watching @ijessup and @max_randolph_studios make leaves together on Instagram, and realized it's been months since I made leaves. So, this is last night's work. Think I'll do a bunch of these pendants in the coming weeks. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Jewelry, Small Work Tagged With: jewelry

Teaching Toolmaking

September 16, 2020 By John D. Harvey Leave a Comment

My 17-year-old solo student, John, learned the basics of tool making last night at @thesteelyard. He produced a round punch/drift and chisel that he'll heat treat at home and via The Steel Yard's open studios program. This was our last class. He's a bright, focused young man. He'll make a fine blacksmith.Also pictured are a round punch/drift and chisel that I produced earlier in the week to demo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Teaching Tagged With: steel yard, tools

Large Travel Trunk … It Was Free!

August 8, 2020 By John D. Harvey Leave a Comment

It's amazing what you might find abandoned on the side of the road. This had a big "FREE" sign taped to it. It will be restored at a later date. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cool Stuff, Featured, Interior Furnishings Tagged With: furnishing, Restoration

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Patina finished on these two pennanular brooches. Patina finished on these two pennanular brooches. Ready for the customer. 
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Two sets of hand-forged chopsticks that will start Two sets of hand-forged chopsticks that will start their journey to Michigan this weekend. 
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Pennanular brooch. Don't tell anyone, but I'm righ Pennanular brooch. Don't tell anyone, but I'm right on the hairy edge of being happy(ish) with this one.

Patina goes on tonight.

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Last night, I taught my first "Forge Your Own Bott Last night, I taught my first "Forge Your Own Bottle Opener" course of 2021 at @thesteelyard. It was a huge success and everyone opened a bottle of fizzy soda using an opener that was still warm from the forge. We also had a couple of 15 year-olds take the course, which made me very happy.

The ringer in the class was @therealericcarnevale, who is already a talented blacksmith forging out of his home shop.
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Experimented with patinas tonight. For both pieces Experimented with patinas tonight. For both pieces, I used Sculpt Nouveau's Japanese Brown finished with green metal oil.

I especially like this finish on the pennanular brooch. Gives it an aged bronze look.
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Lovely winter day today. Lovely winter day today.
Pennanular brooch. Better than the last one. Not a Pennanular brooch. Better than the last one. Not a lot better, but I'll take what I can get 
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The mid point of the reverse twist should be at th The mid point of the reverse twist should be at the top and center of this brooch. But, obviously, it isn't and that's why I'm really annoyed right now.

...sigh...
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Via a buddy, these came into my care today. Via a buddy, these came into my care today.
You know who's strong with the force when it comes You know who's strong with the force when it comes to Christmas cards? James at @maltandmake, that's who.

James has a vintage Heidelberg printing press that he restored and used to produce these absolutely stunning holiday greeting cards.

Thanks so much, James! I absolutely love the card.

#christmascard #holidaycard #printingpress #heidelbergpress #heidelbergks #letterpress #vintagetools #vintageprinting #letterpressart
Join me for an OUTDOOR Holiday Art Market at @thes Join me for an OUTDOOR Holiday Art Market at @thesteelyard tomorrow (12/19) from 11 AM – 3 PM (rain date is Sunday 12/20; same time). 27 Sims Avenue, Providence, RI, 02909. Parking is on-street.

I'll be selling my work; and so will other jewelry, ceramic, and metal artists!

#takeitoutsideRI #thesteelyard #wickedrhody #oceanstate #rhodeislandartists #littlerhody #rhodeislandartist #401love #rhodeislandlife #artistheanchor #rhodeisland #rhodylife #ri #RIarts #lilrhody
This ancient image just popped up on my Facebook M This ancient image just popped up on my Facebook Memories. I'm not sure if I've very shared it on IG.

This is me and my sister Janine in Southern California, just after I graduated from Pepperdine University in 1991. Or, as my sister Sharon says "It's David Cassidy picking up Farrah Fawcett at the rehab clinic."

I still have the same amount of hair. It's just the location(s) that have changed.
Tonight's pre-nor'easter bottle openers. - - - - - Tonight's pre-nor'easter bottle openers.
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As far as I'm concerned, half of getting good at a As far as I'm concerned, half of getting good at anything is learning how to make fuck-ups look like features.

So, the round hole in the cap-lifting tab on this #bottleopener was last night's fuck up (at the time a crack/ fissure). A little work with a Dremel tonight and I'm unusually pleased with it now.

Yes, my maker's mark is on upside down. I could also unfuck that, but I've decided to quit while I'm ahead.
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Teasing no more! Here is a Cthulhu-inspired pipe s Teasing no more! Here is a Cthulhu-inspired pipe stand made for @andrew_mog_morgan as part of the annual @fwtpodcast Treasure Trade (#FWTTT).

If the term "Cthulhu" is new to you, it refers to a body of fantastical horror stories written by H.P. Lovecraft in the early 20th century (mostly in Providence, RI). If you're still not familiar, then Google will fill in the gaps ... there's a lot out there.

This piece combines traditional forging, MIG welding, filing, the liberal use of an angle grinder, as well as more liberal quantities of panic, frustration, and late nights. I'm going to say that about 80% of what you see here is stuff I've never done before, or not done in this context or quantity (hence, the frustration, etc.).

The coloring was achieved using metal patinas from Sculpt Nouveau (@sculptnouveau). It's a hair under a foot long, 6 inches tall, and about 5 inches deep.
 
I'm happy with it. But I think I'll go back to bottle openers and chopsticks for a while...
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New toys from @sculptnouveau. - - - - - - - - #pat New toys from @sculptnouveau.
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My "tease" project is finished and going overseas My "tease" project is finished and going overseas to its recipient. It's a surprise gift, so I can't do the reveal on social media until that person receives it.

Hopefully, it won't be very long... but it is going overseas...
I'm just going to leave this here... . . . . . . . I'm just going to leave this here...
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This is part of a thing I did today... . . . . . . This is part of a thing I did today...
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For this year's Fools with Tools Treasure Trade (# For this year's Fools with Tools Treasure Trade (#FWTTT) I was lucky enough to have Jon Wills of Jon Wills Woodworking (IG: @jonwillswoodworking) out of Virginia as my secret Fool.

I got the package earlier this week, but have only just now had the chance to take pictures of the *amazing* contents of my holiday gift. I did let Jon know that it arrived and I loved it (I'm not a monster...).

Anyway, my gift items included a Viking-inspired treasure chest (with something very touching inside of the lid...). Also, a Serenity Christmas ornament and newborn Alien face-hugger (naawww...) done in wood and resin.

Thanks so much again, Jon! And many thanks to all awesome people in the Fools with Tools Podcast group (IG: @fwtpodcast)!
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