Arc Welding

I learned how to arc weld last night. I thought it would be really hard. What I did looked really sloppy, but it was the first time I did it. It was a littla e hard to control the welder, but that will take a little practice.

It's been a while...

...and I doubt that anyone is reading this anymore. It wasn't meant to go on this long. I've been doing stuff, just not putting any of it on my blog. So this is what I have done, more accurately, have started recently:
my first billet for a knife, and it's being made out of an old motorcycle chain
wood carving for wax tablets. I'm working on carving my device on a flat piece of wood. It isn't going well.
And this is more of what I've been up to:
Blackwork! Yes! Blackwork! Isn't that a shocker? I hit a milestone just today, I'm at the halfway point of the 44 inch long embroidered band I'm working on for the winner of my yearly donation at WW's silent auction.
I haven't made any new clothes lately, or taught any new classes since KWCS in Jara over Thanksgiving weekend.
Coming up Jan. 13 is Nordskogen's 12th Night. I'm the class coordinator. I hope I've done an okay job.