<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 23:13:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/knifemaking/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Forging a Blade: A Story in Photographs]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently had the pleasure of working with a local blacksmith to capture the story of how a blade is forged and finished. I had a lot of fun with this project and learned a lot about blacksmithing and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@pepper420/forging-a-blade-a-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@pepper420/forging-a-blade-a-story</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pepper420]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 22:23:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9ph53M65mCRS5h3yo7g9mTPfPPvknBYEFyp4n1u1A4AsaWeNGPDWmNVV1gZqhBw3hBtzUbQE6ny5Jq7icThG4226RHmWaz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forged in Fire is Positive Masculinity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moved to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/culture/@crell/forged-in-fire-is-positive-masculinity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/culture/@crell/forged-in-fire-is-positive-masculinity</guid><category><![CDATA[culture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[crell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:47:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making a Pagan Boline (Witchcraft ceremonial knife) for a customer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A friend of mine is a Pagan with Norwegian descent. For her herbal witchcraft practices, she asked me if I could make her a Boline (a ceremonial sickle) with an antler handle. I took up the challenge and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pagan/@quochuy/making-a-pagan-boline-witchcraft-ceremonial-knife-for-a-customer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pagan/@quochuy/making-a-pagan-boline-witchcraft-ceremonial-knife-for-a-customer</guid><category><![CDATA[pagan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quochuy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 02:08:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtgKMnGDZdofQijyFiquJuNLBGfFEocGGoFEG4dBWKpKqWTaiEQtJ5p48dA7ZujHozPGRgCkyYn4vMc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blacksmithing at home part 4: I forged my own chef's knife from an old file]]></title><description><![CDATA[After my first hand forged knife, I've decided to practice a little bit at forging a chef's knife for my wife to use in the kitchen. Once again, I'm using an old rusty file. I started cutting it in half]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/diy/@quochuy/blacksmithing-at-home-part-4-i-forged-my-own-chef-s-knife</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/diy/@quochuy/blacksmithing-at-home-part-4-i-forged-my-own-chef-s-knife</guid><category><![CDATA[diy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quochuy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 04:51:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFvFLrpAwBFhwFJWQCwvhd72UHNBQzGik2DeZgBncNz2JPQ8A8cCVdPjiX15w4DttvfN4QBDviVDmCSr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blacksmithing at home part 3: my apron, my first knife and tongs]]></title><description><![CDATA[My forge has arrived, yay! I finally can have some fun. But first of all, I needed to clear the garage to make large clean and safe place to forge. It took several days to clear out all the clutter that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-129017/@quochuy/blacksmithing-at-home-part-3-my-apron-my-first-knife-and-tongs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-129017/@quochuy/blacksmithing-at-home-part-3-my-apron-my-first-knife-and-tongs</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-129017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quochuy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 11:36:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9JAVwc86XJgteEKWHcu59fBiGbpQFv8dSc6SnegwDRF46rGhADSU3tCKxNDXUZNbMopXtZyp63gMsfR82r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turning a butter knife into a "bushcraft" knife and forcing a patina on an Opinel number 8]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since we are doing a BBQ almost every week in the backyard, sometimes multiple times a week, I started to get interested in learning other ways of setting up a fire. 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Handle is made from some scrap marblewood I had sitting around and the steel is a 1095 and 15n20 pattern welded steel blank I ordered online]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/diy/@gunsmithing/custom-marblewood-damascus-pattern-welded-steel-knife-handle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/diy/@gunsmithing/custom-marblewood-damascus-pattern-welded-steel-knife-handle</guid><category><![CDATA[diy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gunsmithing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2019 08:11:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWYk6Z74cE4J7ahEt5JT5WaYvNV68tB29n4LX5XDYxJEZdmmyjE3Xg6Apac7cfkpneqUXCaspTtjuNA5CYzXMdG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New tool for the woodshop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week I spent far too long with and rasp and file contouring a knife handle by hand. So when I got finished I said never again, the one time investment should pay for itself in no time. I have several]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/diy/@gunsmithing/new-tool-for-the-woodshop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/diy/@gunsmithing/new-tool-for-the-woodshop</guid><category><![CDATA[diy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gunsmithing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 20:35:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81MTRmH3jZ1Ej5QeUtqz7B7V5RtH9UoLuytMd9tyAgs4LhpdcjfyEBdcyrNnJdcHYJeyzdD8vQJS2G6GKgcFv1MQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[August 13, 19: AutomaticWin, TripleTen, Knifemaking, and Napping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Got out with enough time this morning! 😁 #AutomaticWin and #TripleTen!!! Had to haul a little bit of ass there at the end to make it back, but done is ✅ 👍🏆 Pretty overcast morning for sure...humid and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sportstalk/@definethedollar/august-13-19-automaticwin-tripleten-knifemaking-and-napping</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sportstalk/@definethedollar/august-13-19-automaticwin-tripleten-knifemaking-and-napping</guid><category><![CDATA[sportstalk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[definethedollar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 02:13:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsynowFFk4q5APVnfxgEwyabVG5xtcbhaKEfkhiD5r7tJURYRKPHbviNth1yXXdQ3JM4RvqBPtayT2VPe11PvWDAhBm4Dv86kyFhwhBbF3P7rgCVPBx25FYDNLGDnAUKTA7gNuHoWq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[August 12, 19: Finished Grades, Zombie Run, Chores, and Knifemaking]]></title><description><![CDATA[I didn’t get out this morning until after I finished up my final grades (and after ten o’clock). It was alright, though, kind of nice to just go to go and not have any goal pressure in particular. I set]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/exhaust/@definethedollar/august-12-19-finished-grades-zombie-run-chores-and-knifemaking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/exhaust/@definethedollar/august-12-19-finished-grades-zombie-run-chores-and-knifemaking</guid><category><![CDATA[exhaust]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[definethedollar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:09:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsynowFFk4q5APVnfxgEwyabVG5xtcbhaKEfkhiD5r7tJURYRKPHbviNth1yXXdQ3JM4RvqXTiLorWhdsKMryvR8SaFKbrhgVDcTddErD2VHncezizVJPZrAqJK66cLmh4DN3GmSWKx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[August 9, 19: AutomaticWin, TripleTen, Zombie Airdrop, and Starting a New Hobby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Left just under the bar to get the automaticwin...but I pushed it hard and got the #TripleTen and #AutomaticWin!!! Hells to the yeah! Did a different kind of zombie mission today...an airdrop: set round-trip]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sportstalk/@definethedollar/august-9-19-automaticwin-tripleten-zombie-airdrop-and-starting-a-new-hobby</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sportstalk/@definethedollar/august-9-19-automaticwin-tripleten-zombie-airdrop-and-starting-a-new-hobby</guid><category><![CDATA[sportstalk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[definethedollar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 01:33:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsynowFFk4q5APVnfxgEwyabVG5xtcbhaKEfkhiD5r7tJURYRKPHbviNth1yXXdQ3JM4Rvqb1ftaNhibpP12vqwqWbQUPDWsnSDDKW4QpwbZA6JvVMDthFMdRBCwnD6erT3bxsS68ce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[docsmith's instagram Feed : 2019/07/05]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kiritsuke I did for my beautiful wife @perivuna 1950 mizu honyaki with Arvorin and stabilized maple burl handle . . . #chefknife #knifemaking #cooking #cheflife #foodporn #food #cutlery #chef #kitchenknife]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chefknife/@docsmith/docsmith-1562308485827-docsmiths-instagram-feed--20190705</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chefknife/@docsmith/docsmith-1562308485827-docsmiths-instagram-feed--20190705</guid><category><![CDATA[chefknife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[docsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 06:34:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/wi6rCbobbmnhnHHEjVtx6A9XiLG1tBCtxh3BB98464XP85Z1KURMhaaRicX6GPJjz6Qmqejq1Daz2jJwAJ9KSbxgnxCStSfYjtviWCVMRV7SMaNwpsPrPN1q2Mj1oWM6kNURj68vgbAQvVh8DdnLhHVynF6gxCFGJzT8JgFt77pqV9c8CrC2hfp9Ek4CMvLSksoHd7XbpS4vDML6hPWB4vF1C5FbHt4GJhRwZgwLqNN45SMMfH9gLcSMbjKLXhtN13RaPn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[docsmith's instagram Feed : 2019/06/20]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trying to sound and look smart while lecturing architects and arts historians 🎓 . . . #teaching #conference #lecture #knifemaking #knifemaker #split #share2steem docsmithknives Posted from Instagram via]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teaching/@docsmith/docsmith-1561055983105-docsmiths-instagram-feed--20190620</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teaching/@docsmith/docsmith-1561055983105-docsmiths-instagram-feed--20190620</guid><category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[docsmith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2019 18:39:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/wi6rCbobbmnhnHHEjVtx6A9XiLG1tBCtxh3BB98464XP85Z1KURMhaaRicX6G1tXX1v8ixKgTBUt7SUMwuAuLpcu6GdX49aUQfak6AjWSq8C4fsiM29LLUte7vNEJnxqSEmw5MwFha5N6s5oLRTkQ1HLN4abtXUtLnNWYsjC57F5SjdM6KgYRPzcL8Efz1frtyTsGNcug3V3WBWwU94RjJGYrEijf2nvkFxSs53pzUGd3EBp7sFrSiSjZMEDCnfNcTJzcL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interesting.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/metallurgy/@thefishman1987/68ezqz-interesting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/metallurgy/@thefishman1987/68ezqz-interesting</guid><category><![CDATA[metallurgy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thefishman1987]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 01:03:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4FzJ5zkjr2fi6EaVhmdTezEjtTxkoaX7ft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blade show 2018!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was my first time in Atlanta Georgia to attend blade, the biggest knife show in the world, makers from around the globe make the yearly pilgrimage to sell or show off their wares!I went for the materials]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/knifemaking/@jsavkov/blade-show-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/knifemaking/@jsavkov/blade-show-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[knifemaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jsavkov]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 01:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHfG8P9EvVbaa8KbX5d59U7jcetvCBB7UBVUzTNrtqywqdqNe4oniqJk1XKzWoBPzB4TCas4JXB9J9ZCXAzvmsZMo9Lazts4gJNyNFyhjsoRTrJisubrwGa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just needs an edge!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This build here is currently my favorite that I’ve done! The lines, the flow, the silhouette, and overall mechanics of it! I was told that it looks like something the Predator would carry if the predator]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/knifemaking/@jsavkov/just-needs-an-edge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/knifemaking/@jsavkov/just-needs-an-edge</guid><category><![CDATA[knifemaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jsavkov]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 14:49:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNyv5qhPkG5xfHshxG1GtT5msA1GgyxU8t4EVA8wxD11A5dD4VCoLBwX1sBxwEdTPs8XpR7fptn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting closer to finished!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[this is the black timascus clip I finished last night, and it came out awesome! Completely handmade milled and shaped! The blackish spits in it are actually zirconium the same stuff they make tracer rounds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/knifemaking/@jsavkov/getting-closer-to-finished</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/knifemaking/@jsavkov/getting-closer-to-finished</guid><category><![CDATA[knifemaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jsavkov]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 12:53:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCiBSbr2PUUEtNmSCLyXb39ynapqQcfuvkG1Lvr2vVfVaFtFZusV6o8WeL9nvKGp1ShN2kdVDDX4P63yTDqqR2dRfe8s9GpmkQgNvDjpHzTugVR3gBwztTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Progress pics of new knife!]]></title><description><![CDATA[well here she is, I’m about 80% done at this point! 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