Boardman Forge
@boardmanforge.bsky.social
Forging knives and other items for charity.
The mini-scuffle (on the right) was raffled off last night at a meeting for the Master Gardeners and netted $92 in donations for the group. It was much more finished than in this picture. This is what we do. Give us an idea and a cause and it can happen. Now working on a Kiwanis auction for kids!
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The mini-scuffle (on the right) was raffled off last night at a meeting for the Master Gardeners and netted $92 in donations for the group. It was much more finished than in this picture. This is what we do. Give us an idea and a cause and it can happen. Now working on a Kiwanis auction for kids!
Playing around with a couple different key chain ideas. (Shorts stints in the forge on these days) The curvy knots are okay as long as they are not too heavy. The cancer ribbon needs some work but it is getting close to what I envision. Key chains need to be light, smooth and a little meaningful.
August 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Playing around with a couple different key chain ideas. (Shorts stints in the forge on these days) The curvy knots are okay as long as they are not too heavy. The cancer ribbon needs some work but it is getting close to what I envision. Key chains need to be light, smooth and a little meaningful.
Done and delivered. The sheath will be finished shortly. This tool is uber-sharp! Pruning knife. 17 inches long.
July 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Done and delivered. The sheath will be finished shortly. This tool is uber-sharp! Pruning knife. 17 inches long.
Almost done and ready to hand off to the organizations that requested them. The “mini-scuffle “ on the right is a high carbon blade with a mild shaft with a walnut handle. I try to leave the handles a little big and encourage the user to make it their own. The pruning knife is 80crv2. Stupid sharp!
July 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Almost done and ready to hand off to the organizations that requested them. The “mini-scuffle “ on the right is a high carbon blade with a mild shaft with a walnut handle. I try to leave the handles a little big and encourage the user to make it their own. The pruning knife is 80crv2. Stupid sharp!
So it really too hot to be firing up the forge but…..a couple of garden tools needed to be hardened. One will be offered to the master gardeners for some fund raising. The other is a request from the street walk. If you make something that looks like something you saw, is that forgery or copying?
July 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
So it really too hot to be firing up the forge but…..a couple of garden tools needed to be hardened. One will be offered to the master gardeners for some fund raising. The other is a request from the street walk. If you make something that looks like something you saw, is that forgery or copying?
Progress as promised!
Letters have been sent with checks to this year’s 4 different charities. We are excited for more “forging forward “ in our community this year.
Letters have been sent with checks to this year’s 4 different charities. We are excited for more “forging forward “ in our community this year.
June 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Progress as promised!
Letters have been sent with checks to this year’s 4 different charities. We are excited for more “forging forward “ in our community this year.
Letters have been sent with checks to this year’s 4 different charities. We are excited for more “forging forward “ in our community this year.
The Street Walk did “okay”.
We met our goal to double our donations from last year except I was hoping to exceed my modest goal. Our prices were low and we didn’t take credit cards.
No one made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because they thought they could only do a little.
We met our goal to double our donations from last year except I was hoping to exceed my modest goal. Our prices were low and we didn’t take credit cards.
No one made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because they thought they could only do a little.
May 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The Street Walk did “okay”.
We met our goal to double our donations from last year except I was hoping to exceed my modest goal. Our prices were low and we didn’t take credit cards.
No one made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because they thought they could only do a little.
We met our goal to double our donations from last year except I was hoping to exceed my modest goal. Our prices were low and we didn’t take credit cards.
No one made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because they thought they could only do a little.
White Street Walk
Eureka Springs Arkansas
Friday May 16
Beginning at 4 pm
Here we go!
Eureka Springs Arkansas
Friday May 16
Beginning at 4 pm
Here we go!
May 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
White Street Walk
Eureka Springs Arkansas
Friday May 16
Beginning at 4 pm
Here we go!
Eureka Springs Arkansas
Friday May 16
Beginning at 4 pm
Here we go!
Portable post vise stand. Mounted on 3/4” plywood to be easily moved with a dolly and then attached to a bigger piece of plywood to use at the street walk.
3 more days to get everything done. Rain in the forecast. Fingers crossed.
3 more days to get everything done. Rain in the forecast. Fingers crossed.
May 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Portable post vise stand. Mounted on 3/4” plywood to be easily moved with a dolly and then attached to a bigger piece of plywood to use at the street walk.
3 more days to get everything done. Rain in the forecast. Fingers crossed.
3 more days to get everything done. Rain in the forecast. Fingers crossed.
Bowie letter opener with butcher block desk stand. (just sharp enough to open the mail!)
May 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Bowie letter opener with butcher block desk stand. (just sharp enough to open the mail!)
One of the other groups we are donating to is our local food bank: Flint Steet food bank.
Every town has one (or should).
It serves hundreds of people each year and has been the focus of our Boy Scout (now Scouting BSA) food drives for 30 years. Please keep your local food bank in mind each day.
Every town has one (or should).
It serves hundreds of people each year and has been the focus of our Boy Scout (now Scouting BSA) food drives for 30 years. Please keep your local food bank in mind each day.
May 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
One of the other groups we are donating to is our local food bank: Flint Steet food bank.
Every town has one (or should).
It serves hundreds of people each year and has been the focus of our Boy Scout (now Scouting BSA) food drives for 30 years. Please keep your local food bank in mind each day.
Every town has one (or should).
It serves hundreds of people each year and has been the focus of our Boy Scout (now Scouting BSA) food drives for 30 years. Please keep your local food bank in mind each day.
My youngest son has made a pair of almost identical eastern style cleavers. A coarse grind finish with cherry handles. They have a very good feel to them. I will try to make a matching cutting board to go with one of them out of the same board as the handles. Very nice!
May 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My youngest son has made a pair of almost identical eastern style cleavers. A coarse grind finish with cherry handles. They have a very good feel to them. I will try to make a matching cutting board to go with one of them out of the same board as the handles. Very nice!
I call this a “campfire companion “. (Cast iron pot not included”
The chain has 2 hooks you can adjust up or down. Easy to set up and easy to store. Not good for backpacking though.
The chain has 2 hooks you can adjust up or down. Easy to set up and easy to store. Not good for backpacking though.
May 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I call this a “campfire companion “. (Cast iron pot not included”
The chain has 2 hooks you can adjust up or down. Easy to set up and easy to store. Not good for backpacking though.
The chain has 2 hooks you can adjust up or down. Easy to set up and easy to store. Not good for backpacking though.
The handles are looking better. Still have to put an edge on all of them. Going to stay with Appleseed edge on the Pesh.
The chef’s knives will be “stupid” sharp before it’s all done.
The chef’s knives will be “stupid” sharp before it’s all done.
May 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The handles are looking better. Still have to put an edge on all of them. Going to stay with Appleseed edge on the Pesh.
The chef’s knives will be “stupid” sharp before it’s all done.
The chef’s knives will be “stupid” sharp before it’s all done.
Handles glued up on the Pesh Kabz and the 2 chef’s knives. Could not sand all the hammer marks out of the one chef knife. That one will go for a significantly lower price. The “good” one has a matching cherry cutting board to go with it. Literally made out of the same board as the handle.
May 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Handles glued up on the Pesh Kabz and the 2 chef’s knives. Could not sand all the hammer marks out of the one chef knife. That one will go for a significantly lower price. The “good” one has a matching cherry cutting board to go with it. Literally made out of the same board as the handle.
Did I ruin it? It’s not as bad as I thought would look. It will go into the inventory. 11 days out from the street walk, all sales are being donated to 4 local causes. People Helping People is one of them. They help folks with their prescription bills. I will feature the other 3 groups as we go.
May 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Did I ruin it? It’s not as bad as I thought would look. It will go into the inventory. 11 days out from the street walk, all sales are being donated to 4 local causes. People Helping People is one of them. They help folks with their prescription bills. I will feature the other 3 groups as we go.
Kinda pushing my luck on this design. I have a little twist to this project that will either be visually beneficial or very annoying.
Tomorrow will tell.
Tomorrow will tell.
May 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Kinda pushing my luck on this design. I have a little twist to this project that will either be visually beneficial or very annoying.
Tomorrow will tell.
Tomorrow will tell.
I was not sure that I was going to like this “wider” version of the Celtic cross. This wall hanger is about 14” long. Maybe a little bigger than most people would want to display but not by much.
It’s kind of turning out to be a piece that I may make some more of.
It’s kind of turning out to be a piece that I may make some more of.
May 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I was not sure that I was going to like this “wider” version of the Celtic cross. This wall hanger is about 14” long. Maybe a little bigger than most people would want to display but not by much.
It’s kind of turning out to be a piece that I may make some more of.
It’s kind of turning out to be a piece that I may make some more of.
Sometimes the flux exaggerates the color of the forge flame. Cool!
April 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Sometimes the flux exaggerates the color of the forge flame. Cool!
A signature piece ready for the street walk. Still have to make a wall hanger for my sister.
A promise is a promise…..
A promise is a promise…..
April 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A signature piece ready for the street walk. Still have to make a wall hanger for my sister.
A promise is a promise…..
A promise is a promise…..
Scuffle hoe. It will painted before I give it to the church gardener.
Repurposed lawn mower blade.
Repurposed lawn mower blade.
April 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Scuffle hoe. It will painted before I give it to the church gardener.
Repurposed lawn mower blade.
Repurposed lawn mower blade.
These just-quenched ugly ducklings will become transformed tomorrow. A scuffle hoe and “Jimmy Jones” scraper.
Stay tuned……
Stay tuned……
April 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
These just-quenched ugly ducklings will become transformed tomorrow. A scuffle hoe and “Jimmy Jones” scraper.
Stay tuned……
Stay tuned……
I usually “eyeball” everything. I will measure hole placements and some things where it might be really distracting if it doesn’t look right. But for the most part I try to keep as much human precision as possible in the work. Guesstimation is a real thing. Except for accountants.
April 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I usually “eyeball” everything. I will measure hole placements and some things where it might be really distracting if it doesn’t look right. But for the most part I try to keep as much human precision as possible in the work. Guesstimation is a real thing. Except for accountants.
My fellow smith getting items ready for the annual street walk in mid May.
April 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
My fellow smith getting items ready for the annual street walk in mid May.