My Three Favourite Tools
This is the final part of the three part blog series. Enjoy! I’d like to share with you my three favourite tools to use in the garden. These tools are used the most often, and get the most work done … Read More
The Tradition of Hand Tools
This is part two of a three part series of blogs I’ll be sharing with you over the coming weeks. Part three will be out next week. Enjoy! The use of hand tools is one of the definitive characteristics of … Read More
Craftsmanship, Materials and Waste
This is part one of a three part series of blogs I’ll be sharing with you over the coming weeks. Part two will be out next week. Enjoy! The Smith My name is Tim Wickstrom and I’m a blacksmith in southern … Read More
The Hori Hori Story
The Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden contracted us to forge custom hori hori tools from reclaimed railroad spikes and discarded hockey sticks to celebrate their 50th anniversary. The first batch has been completed and delivered, and more are coming out of … Read More
Forging Demo at Fork in the Rowed
We’ll be attending the Young Agrarians Farmer Mixer event September 10 demoing the blacksmithing process. A portable forge will be brought on site so we can heat and turn scrap metal into functional works of art. The Farmer Mixer event … Read More
New Tool and New Link
The Young Agrarians, an organization dedicated to supporting the growing community of new and young farmers, have added us to their list of resources. You can see our listing here http://maps.youngagrarians.org/#/locations/54371 We’ve also finished a half-moon hoe for Trevor Aleman at … Read More