Bladesmithing

We booked a bladesmithing course for Gerry’s 70th, which was in September, and this morning James accompanied him to it. We had to be there bright and early. We met Gerry and Christine at the workshop, which was in a small street in Maryhill. The owner was a gruff but pleasant person who immediately started kitting James and Gerry out in leather aprons and goggles. Christine and I then went over to the David Lloyd club in her car, where we had a delightful morning in the swimming pool and spa. We met the boys for lunch at the West Brewery and they proudly showed us the sgian dubhs that they had made - they were very impressive, with very sharp blades set into wooden handles. They told us all about the process and both seemed to have enjoyed the experience very much. We had an excellent lunch together, the only slight issue being that it was rather cool in the restaurant and lots of people were wearing their jackets and one was even wearing a woolly hat! But the food was very good in a hearty Germanic way and James and Gerry had some beer to slake their thirst after their hard work in the forge.