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The Finished Product

I swung a little barter deal with a local jewelry artist and had her make a pendant for Mrs. Sidemeat.

Happy Valentines Day!

Mokume-Gane

Mokume-gane is a mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns.

This particular sample was my first attempt at it.  It’s (in this case) made from a stack of US Quarters.

I plan to carve a little heart-shaped pendant out of it.  Valentines Day is coming up!

Bye bye, Dillsboro dam!

Good riddance.

Jackson County wasted tens of thousands of dollars trying to keep this useless dam intact.

Google Maps Street View

Local Newspaper

What did you do today?

Here’s what I did:

I took my existing angle iron anvil stand that was way too light and bouncy, plated all the sides with 12 gauge steel, and filled it with sand.  That sucker’s not goin’ nowhere now!

I estimate 36 lineal feet of welding and 200 pounds of sand.

Ha ha ha!

Look at the hamsters - They're dancing!

Waterfalls in Winter

It’s been very cold here for the past two weeks. In fact, it stayed below freezing every day for about ten days straight. As you can imagine, ice has been building up.

Over Cowee mountain, looking towards Franklin

Heading up the Cullasaja gorge

Cullasaja Falls

Dry Falls

The trail down to the falls was a bit icy

Getting closer

Closer...

I don't think I'll go behind the falls today

Cold, cold, cold

Close enough

Trapped in the ice

We weren't the only nutballs

Bridal Veil Falls

Don't stand underneath

Bridal Veil Falls

No drive-thru today

That’s All Folks!

A Visitor

He seems to like what passes for rye bread here in the south.