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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Jun 16, 20235 min read
Spell Jars
If you've been following my Work, you may have noticed that I don't produce a lot of 'finished' items. Allow me to clarify. At Raven's...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Apr 5, 202310 min read
Knot Your Average Magic(K)
Hey there! Welcome to another post from Behind the Anvil. This month we are going to take a look at Knot Magic(K). And as a nifty...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Mar 11, 20232 min read
March Moon Bling -Fortitude-
As I was sitting with what to do with this month’s community forging, the main thing that I kept coming back to was it needed to be...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Mar 6, 20233 min read
Let’s catch up
Wow! Is it March already? Winter here seemed to have just, well, not happened, except for a brief period. I know that is not true for...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Feb 3, 20233 min read
Does this ring true for you?
To be honest, I am not sure where to start with this. I think I will borrow a few lines from the musical Hamilton. “Can I be real a...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Jan 1, 20234 min read
Well, that was interesting. Now what?
No, this is not going to be another one of those New Year's resolution posts. There are plenty of people who do that. John Beckett did a...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Dec 1, 202212 min read
Do you Scribe?
What’s not to love about scribes? It has become one of the most versatile tools in my ‘kit’. If you have followed my Work at any length,...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Nov 13, 20223 min read
Through the Ages
I want to tell you a story. A story of how I came up with the “Through The Ages’ style of pendants came about. As with most things that...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Oct 26, 20223 min read
Why Would Someone Use Tribute Oil?
A Special Guest Post by the Owner Of: Herbalism is not my strong suit. It is theirs. So, as I was venturing into needing some Tribute Oil...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Sep 8, 20226 min read
Black Salt - What Is It and How to Use It
I wrote last month about Anvil Dust . I know that I am in a fortunate position to be able to create it through my forging. And as I wrote...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Sep 3, 20225 min read
Mixing Magic
I have currently found myself in a bit of a rut, (Does this ever happen to you?). There is really no other way to ease into that, is...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Aug 23, 20221 min read
Take Care of Your Forge Bling!
A nice little, short video that goes over some important points in taking care of your forge bling. Do me a favor: Before you go, if you...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Aug 9, 20223 min read
How About That Anvil Dust?!
What is anvil dust anyway? It's created during the forging of steel items. Small flakes, also referred to as forge scale, come off as the...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Jul 31, 20222 min read
It's Finally Happening!
For those of you that may not know, I have been in the 'process' of authoring a book on metal magic. It has taken me on a wild ride over...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Jul 2, 20227 min read
The Blade or That’s What She Said
I wanted to share the making of what I humbly refer to as ‘The Blade’. I have made several knives, athames, daggers, spear tips and the...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Jun 26, 20227 min read
Incite!
Incite – verb - to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action. My Beloved and I went away for a day to get some ‘us’ time...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Jun 12, 20224 min read
Sacrifice or Offering?
There I was, minding my own business. I was listening to a speaker give their presentation and share some of the wealth of knowledge they...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Jun 6, 20224 min read
An Experience at the 2022 Morrigan’s Call Retreat.
I hope I can do justice to what I experienced and witnessed this weekend. This was the first time I attended. My Beloved and I arrived...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Ponderings of the Magical Blacksmithing Immersion.
This Springs edition of the Magical Blacksmithing Immersion was different than in years past. One of the more interesting ways were that...
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Sam (Bo) Thompson
Mar 12, 20223 min read
Bowl Full of Magic
I did a ‘group’ forging today. And by group, I mean I forged a group of ‘Fern’ ogham pendants. I did this within the sacred space of...
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