Jeff Longtin on wed 6 may 09
do..do..do..do...
so I was working on a new Braille cup yesterday with word JOY on it. As I=
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did so the announcer on the radio said, "Doesn't that music bring you joy?=
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"
referring to a piece by Mozart.
I was telling a neighbor tonight that I think I'll reach out to some
swordsmiths here in Minneapolis, Arms and Armor, and see if they have ever=
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considered ceramic handles for their hand forged knives and swords.
(We were neighbors 20 years ago. They do the armor and swords for the
Rennaisance Festival here in Minnesota.)
We'll see where it goes?
Thanks Frances. (My middle name is Francis btw.)
do...do...do...do
Jeff Longtin
_www.jefflongtin.etsy.com_ (http://www.jefflongtin.etsy.com)
In a message dated 5/6/2009 6:31:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
franceshoward@ACCESSWAVE.CA writes:
Hi Jeff,
Good luck with the moulds. I've never tried that way, but simply made
sausage shapes, refined them and then stuck the knife shank into them to=
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make
a suitable size hole. Casting and drilling would seem hard to me!
I'm sure you will enjoy the challenge. It's interesting connecting metal=
=3D
work and ceramics, both such ancient crafts. It reminds me of King Arthu=
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r
(the mythical one as opposed to the historical? one), who pulled the swor=
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d
from the stone. He was a Smith you know for all you people who have Smit=
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h
as your surname. When you come to think about it metal and clay all come=
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from a rock so you can feel very ancient and primeval and back to incredi=
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bly
old roots working with both. Only this time you will be putting the swor=
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d
back in the stone, or just making a hilt. Either way have fun!
And King A, poor thing, never had epoxy.
Frances Howard
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Frances Howard on wed 6 may 09
Hi Jeff,
Good luck with the moulds. I've never tried that way, but simply made sau=
sage shapes, refined them and then stuck the knife shank into them to make =
a suitable size hole. Casting and drilling would seem hard to me!
I'm sure you will enjoy the challenge. It's interesting connecting metal w=
ork and ceramics, both such ancient crafts. It reminds me of King Arthur (=
the mythical one as opposed to the historical? one), who pulled the sword f=
rom the stone. He was a Smith you know for all you people who have Smith a=
s your surname. When you come to think about it metal and clay all come fr=
om a rock so you can feel very ancient and primeval and back to incredibly =
old roots working with both. Only this time you will be putting the sword =
back in the stone, or just making a hilt. Either way have fun!
And King A, poor thing, never had epoxy.
Frances Howard
steve graber on thu 7 may 09
i saw a knife shop in Solvang, CA=3DC2=3DA0and had NO idea until then the l=
evel=3D
of artwork shown=3DC2=3DA0by knife-sword makers!=3DC2=3DA0 =3D0A=3D0Aso to=
colaborate =3D
with some of the finest metal workers really isn't a bad idea!=3DC2=3DA0 =
=3D0A=3D0A=3D
go for it!=3DC2=3DA0 =3D0A=3DC2=3DA0Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc=3D0=
AClaremont, =3D
California USA=3D0AThe Steve Tool - for awesum texture on pots! =3D0Awww.gr=
aber=3D
spottery.com steve@graberspottery.com =3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A____________=
__________=3D
__________=3D0AFrom: Jeff Longtin =3D0ATo: Clayart@LSV.=
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MICS.ORG=3D0ASent: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 4:44:17 PM=3D0ASubject: Re: ceram=
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