Due to some shoulder issues I haven't been in the shop for quite awhile, those have been mostly resolved and if things go well me and my buddy should be firing up the forges in the spring. There is some maintenance that has to be done on the trip hammer and some new hoses bought for the new loaner forge. The plan is to finish all the back orders and then complete all the blades I have heat treated before starting new ones. Hopefully my new swage block will have shown up by then. There are plans for making some wood working tools like gouges and such.
While not in the shop there was time to do other things. Swimming is one of the few exercises that doesn't tear me up so the decision was made to learn scuba diving. After a few classes I was hooked and now I'm "Advanced Open Water" certified. Hopefully this summer I can be diving twice a week, there are plenty of lakes in this state(MN). There are a few wrecks in lake Superior I hope to hit and maybe take a trip to the gulf to hunt lion fish.
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| Me under Pike Lake summer 2020 |
That's all for now, keep your powder dry, your pantry full and your pie hole shut,
Sven
