Hey all, I wanted to give an update on what I've been doing lately. I've been pretty busy lately building some new projects and testing them out.One of which is meant to be a battle ready large wooden shield. It is almost complete. It's pretty heavy, good for blocking ax and sword blows but a little too heavy for what I was planning. That's what testing is for though. Once I have the thing painted I want to do some destructive testing on it, namely take a whack at it with and ax and shoot it with an arrow or two. I'll upload some pictures of that when I do. Let me know in the comments below if any of you might be interested in seeing a video of it. That project has taken up a good chunk of my time but I have been working on other things, including custom orders. Some of the custom orders include a spear for cosplay which I need to finish before ComiCon, and some home decor for sports fans. The later being a pair sabers and a heater shield for Raiders fans. The saber is now up on Etsy as a listing of it's own and the Heater shield is now an option under the shield listing. Another recent custom order was one of my "Powered-up" Adventure Bows. These are like my Adventure Bows but stronger. Normally my bows are ordered with a draw weight between 20 and 35 lbs. This bow was ordered to be 45lbs. It was a bit of a beast to string as I was testing it out. Especially on the first go where I had it at about 57 lbs. What I really liked about this bow was that I got to make a new camo pattern. I have it listed as "Squared finish" in my upgrades on Etsy because it's not limited to camo colors. I was really pleased how well it actually works as camouflage. See how long it takes you to spot it below! Another thing that has taken up a huge bite out of my time was my brother's bachelor party. As his best man I took it upon myself to plan it out and make the props for it. I sent him and his friends on an epic , an family friendly mind you, "Side Quest" which included arming him with sword and shield and solving puzzles. I'd love to post pictures of what I made but I've been very busy and honestly a bit burnt out for the past two weeks. The wedding is coming up real soon and I hope to be able to be back up and running with more consistent blogging once my duties with that are finished.
Well that's about all I got for today, testing and development is still underway with my other project. It is working pretty well but I need to adjust a few things before I am ready to launch. I know you'll are probably intrigued as to what it might be. Tell you what, if you find that you can't wait another two or three weeks before you find out (and honestly it's killing me to have to hold off the launch), let me know in the comments below and if enough of you do this I will give ya'll a sneak peek if you promise to to give me some constructive critique and ideas of what could be added, or what it could be used for. Until next time, Stephen
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8/5/2020 15:25:18
I am happy that we are getting more custom orders, but it is hard. We do not have a lot of personnel, so it would be hard. I want to learn how you manage it, because I am having a tough time with managing the logistics. If you can give me a couple of pointers, then I would definitely appreciate that. I want to be a business manager that can go to leaps and bounds, that is what I strive for.
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AuthorStephen is a professional archaeologist in the Riverside area and the sole proprietor of For the Honor Forge. Archives
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