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Owen Bush
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 Posted: Mon 27 Apr, 2015 11:35 pm Post subject: BBC4 Show Handmade Owen forging a knife. |
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A Date for your diaries 4th May @ 21:30 Handmade : Metal , on BBC4 .
A half hour "slow tv " show of myself forging a knife.
A good honest portrayal of a craftsman at work . Also handmade: Glass just before and Handmade : wood 2 days after.
I'll update with more info, there should be stuff ( interviews etc) on the BBC4 webpage soon.
forging soul into steel .
www.owenbush.co.uk the home of bushfire forge school of smithing .
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Malcolm A
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| Posted: Tue 28 Apr, 2015 10:08 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the information Owen
I for one will be watching that!
Best thing on the BBC for ages I expect
It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom -- for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself
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Leo Todeschini
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Owen Bush
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Malcolm A
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Well it wasn't what I had expected but I definitely enjoyed the program.
There was no music during the program
There was no voice-over during the program
It wasn't a step by step explanation of how a knife is made although you saw all the stages.
There were no CNC machines, computers or hi-tech machines; just a craftsman using his mind, eyes and hands to create a truly awesome looking knife from scratch.
I think I now have an appreciation of what Owen means when he says on his website "Forging soul into steel"
Well done Owen and the BBC4 Channel for doing this program.
M
It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom -- for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself
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Julien M
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Stumbled upon the program halfway yesterday on BBC4.
Beautifully shot, in a rather contemplative way. Seeing the blade pattern slowly reveal itself through a glass jar was really something.
It'd been a while since I had seen Owen at work. Made me realize how badly I need to make some time to go to go there and get stuff done 
Great video Owen, and a superb knife too!
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Owen Bush
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Mark Griffin
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| Posted: Thu 07 May, 2015 11:51 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the link Owsen. I second what Julien says about getting over to yours.
Currently working on projects ranging from Elizabethan pageants to a WW1 Tank, Victorian fairgrounds 1066 events and more. Oh and we joust loads!.. We run over 250 events for English Heritage each year plus many others for Historic Royal Palaces, Historic Scotland, the National Trust and more. If you live in the UK and are interested in working for us just drop us a line with a cv.
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Paul Mortimer
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| Posted: Thu 07 May, 2015 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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Great work Owen. Nice to see.
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