Did you know that as early as 2300 BC metal smiths had started creating alloys of tin and copper? It did not take long for them to realize that a roughly one to nine ratio of tin to copper would not only decrease the melting point by nearly 100C but also make the metal stronger and easier to cast.
Thoughts like these humble me every time I stand in front of my forge before every project. I do not take craftsmanship lightly. Delivering an inferior product would be an insult to you, who should be able to expect the very best and never disappointed. It would also be a disservice to myself. I have come to learn that in every item I make, there is something to be learned, something to be improved.
As important as your satisfaction is to me, I feel a deep responsibility to those who have come before me and those who will come after. I have learned from some extremely talented people, and they have all done the same. To dismiss their efforts as students and later as teachers is to insult a chain that goes back over four millennia.
Gunnar spends most days in the shop with me, and I look forward to being the link that connects him to that much history. With every piece I know that IÕm working on something that connects me to the past and will do the same for you when it is yours.
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