Matthew Parkinson
Matthew Parkinson
Journeyman Bladesmith (5yr)
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Joined: Feb 15, 2021
Last seen: Apr 26, 2025
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Brookfield Ct Hammer-In

will be giving a presentation/talk on antique swords along with a show and tell. we have also added a sword cutting demo and Donald Dupuis will be pr...

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Forging Hammers

my main forging hammer (Her name is Bertha) is a 4lb cross peen that I dressed the face with a lot of crown ( she is dressed almost like a rounding ha...

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Nickle Silver Guard

Nickel silver is a copper alloy and in some ways isn't that far from brass, my guess is one of two things happened, 1st the heat caused the guard to o...

12 years ago
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Why So Few Female Abs Smiths?

one thing that often helps is having a photo of a women in the class included in adverts along with photos of men. sometimes that is all it takes to r...

12 years ago
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Why So Few Female Abs Smiths?

Hi Nick I have noticed at the schools where I teach that I get more females in classes that are project based rather than in classes that are skil...

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