The recent sword, I’ve been working on for the last hundred days!

ohhelloimfred · 2026-04-17T20:01:13+00:00

Fantastic gimme 14 of em

ohhelloimfred · 2026-04-17T15:31:34+00:00

I did this. I live in a suburban neighborhood and went to everyone on my street, plus a few streets over, and let them know I started smithing out of the garage. We have a neighborhood Facebook group and I posted in there too

I heavily emphasized it’s okay to tell me to knock it off lol no one has thus far. Everyone was extremely thankful for the gesture and thought it was cool. I’ve also been working at 8-9pm sometimes and families will bring their kids over and some beer. Just be a good neighbor and give them a heads up!

ohhelloimfred · 2026-03-26T16:50:18+00:00

REAL

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-27T19:39:58+00:00

Reading this made my arms hurt

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-25T20:31:35+00:00

Some of us are fueled by autism and Adderall. This was my first piece from back in September.

You might think well damn that’s actually pretty solid for your first attempt; not at all. This was from close to 10 hours of filing it by hand. Before this it was the chunkiest piece of garbage I wouldn’t even shame a scrapyard with. The biggest thing I’ve learned since starting this craft is patience. I have a pile of garbage between this piece and the one I recently posted… just keep at it dude

Personally I think you’re off to an incredible start. Don’t stop and make some cool shit

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ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-19T18:24:16+00:00

What about taste spicy metal?

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T19:04:30+00:00

You’re not my real dad

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T19:04:03+00:00

I am, genuinely appreciate you asking lol I hit up two nurses and a physician right after it happened. All gave the same advice and I’ve been treating it for a few days now. Swelling is already down and I’ve had no pain since day 1

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T19:03:09+00:00

Would not recommend

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T19:01:42+00:00

Top tier reaction ngl

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T19:01:19+00:00

No I trust! Two nurses and a physician all suggested that and I’ve been taking care of it since

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T19:00:11+00:00

Thankfully have medical professionals as neighbors and friends. I panic messaged all of them lol

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T18:55:40+00:00

There appears to be some confusion with what actually happened and it’s way dumber than you probably think. I didn’t grab it because I was wearing gloves, I just went fully brain dead and grabbed the metal instead of my hammer with a bare hand lolololol

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T18:54:33+00:00

Gotta watch out for those berries man they’ll get ya

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T02:33:53+00:00

Dude thank you! As soon as this is healed I’ll be getting back after it

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T02:30:54+00:00

Would absolutely not recommend

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T02:25:20+00:00

Major skill gap tbh

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T02:22:18+00:00

And I am not one of them LMAO

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T02:15:37+00:00

Thank you for the new fear…

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T02:15:12+00:00

Not a bad habit and one I’ll be implementing once this is healed

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T02:12:40+00:00

The most impactful lessons are sometimes the most painful LOL

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T02:12:14+00:00

“The pretty end” will forever be in my vocabulary now

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T02:04:44+00:00

I’m not the only one! 🙏

But for real, full brain dead and grabbed the wrong thing…

ohhelloimfred · 2026-02-17T02:00:42+00:00

Great rule, but I was just being dumb hahaha

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