We had read in our Lonely Planet about this couple near Greymouth that teach a one day course where you make your own knife. We thought that this would be a fun and different way to spend a Saturday, so we made our way from Franz Josef to Barrytown for our day of knifemaking. Steven and Robin were a lovely couple and made the day a whole lot of fun. At the end of the day, when we were done our knifemaking, they served us champagne and treated all of us like good friends. It was a really awesome experience!
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| Forging the steel for our blade |
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| It doesn't look like much, but it's on the way to being a knife! |
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| Blade with brass hilt and wooden handle |
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| Taking a break! |
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| Axe throwing! |
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| Almost finished. Just need to polish the blade and stain the handle. |
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| Our groups finished products. Chris' is the far left and mine is the 6th from the left. The items above the knives are all we used to make our masterpieces! |
WOW, those knives look great!! and so does the bike. Even the axe throwing seems safer than sky dropping. You guys are definitely making the most out of your holidays, good for you!
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