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William Goodwin
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 Posted: Thu 15 Jul, 2004 8:06 pm Post subject: Budding blade-smith |
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I sent my son Evan over to a bladesmith friend for a couple of days to hang out and heres what he came
back with. Not bad for a first time at knife making,hoping he'll get more interested and make poor 'ol Dad lots of money......
William
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William Goodwin
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| Posted: Thu 15 Jul, 2004 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Here's a close-up with "his" makers mark.....
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William Goodwin
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| Posted: Thu 15 Jul, 2004 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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other side...ElJay liked it and told him to keep his nose to the grindstone...
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Tom Wegener
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Tell your son a job well done William .
Looks nice .
When one of the 17 Jappaneas survivors of Tarawa was asked if thier moral ever started to break he replied " Yes ,, when the dieing Marines kept coming and coming . "
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William Goodwin
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| Posted: Fri 16 Jul, 2004 8:25 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Tom,
Im hoping that he will stay interested and become the next Vince Evans or ElJay and make Dad all kinds of neat things.......
William
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Joel Chesser
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That's awsome. How was the blade made? And the guard? I Myself have been toying with the idea of blade making. I have a friend who is excellent with wood working, and we have agreed that if I provide him with the blades he will hilt them. Tell your son I'm impressed. 
..." The person who dosen't have a sword should sell his coat and buy one."
- Luke 22:36
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William Goodwin
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Thanks for all the kind words, I know Evan will be greatful as well. The blade & guard are hand ground. He actually made the blade from an old flat file. It's super sharp too, got the cut to prove it...
Here is a link to my friends web-site who showed Evan how to make it.
BTW his name is also William Goodwin...."Twighlight Zone" strange it is . Call him Will and call me Bill, just to keep the confusion down.
www.knivesbywill.com
William
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M. Taylor
Location: Chesterland, Ohio Joined: 01 Mar 2004
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Hey Bill, That's a great job and looks cool too! Certainly way better than I could do. Being good with your hands is always a worthy thing. Hope he sticks with it.
"Only people not able to grow tall from their own efforts and achievements seek to subdue their fellow man."
"Only people not being able to find comfort in their own mind seek to silence others. " - Per Bylund
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William Goodwin
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| M. Taylor wrote: | | Hey Bill, That's a great job and looks cool too! Certainly way better than I could do. Being good with your hands is always a worthy thing. Hope he sticks with it. |
Thanks again. He'll be tickled to see all the good responses from this. He was a little uneasy about the first pic, but the wife wanted to send photos to her relatives across the pond that's why the Union Jack is in the back-ground.
William
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E.B. Erickson
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Hey,
Just to let you all know how good this little knife is, when I first saw it I thought it was done by a swordsmith or knifesmith as a mini project; the finish and fit on it is so good!
Tell Evan not to let all the compliments get to his head TOO much, and to get that nose back on that grindstone!
--ElJay
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Mark Moore
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| Posted: Sun 18 Jul, 2004 8:38 am Post subject: Fantastic! |
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It does my heart good to see a youngster get interested in bladesmithing. He did a wonderful job! That little knife would look at home tucked in a cowboys boot in the 1850's....on in a Vikings belt in 850 AD. Keep up the good work, son! You'll be lead bladesmith for Albion in no time!!!...............MCM
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William Goodwin
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| Posted: Mon 19 Jul, 2004 9:47 am Post subject: Re: Fantastic! |
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| Mark Moore wrote: | | It does my heart good to see a youngster get interested in bladesmithing. He did a wonderful job! That little knife would look at home tucked in a cowboys boot in the 1850's....on in a Vikings belt in 850 AD. Keep up the good work, son! You'll be lead bladesmith for Albion in no time!!!...............MCM |
Thanks Mark, I kinda like the part about sending him to work for the Albion crew, 
William
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