Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day. Today's post will be short since I'm devoting the evening to my Valentine. Joe isn't too crazy about my glass addiction with the noise of the torch and my complete absorption in working so I'll give him tonight and work like crazy tomorrow. This is a picture of him in his SCA garb at Victorian Days demo in Belvidere, NJ. In the first picture he's hard at work smithing and in the second he's mugging for the camera and loving every minute of it. He made the axe and the arrow, which he mounted and fletched at the site. If it is a Victorian demo why is he dressed in garb circa 900 A.D.? The SCA was invited and that is the time period they cover.

Enough about me

Joe in his shop in Westernville, NY. The forge-lit interior and fall twilight make this an especially pretty picture. The shop is at a friend's house, who has kindly encouraged his pursuits. The setup is truly awesome.

These are of Joe at this year's Heritage Days demo in Westernville, NY. The forge he is using resides at Fort Stanwix at Rome.

This is some of Joe's work, the weapons being his favorites. The axe and spear head are his personal goodies and the hardware was sold to a local homeowner for period restoration.