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08/22/2026

4 weeks away!

Come hang out!

More info to come!

08/10/2026

I got to spend this weekend at Michigan Shooting Centers Bald Mountain Shooting Range for their annual Orion Sporting Weekend promoting my business to local outdoor enthusiasts!

I met so many super cool people and saw several demonstrations throughout the weekend!

As usual, I was too distracted to take any of my own photos, so thank you to Christianes exotic parrotdise for snapping a photo with me!

Catch me there again next year for sure!

07/20/2026

Happy Monday! Here's an awesome pic of the damascus skinner I took to BLADE Show and had the incredible Jocelyn Frasier - Photography and Editing capture!

This piece is available. Shoot me a message if you're interested!

07/18/2026

What an incredible trip to New England School of Metalwork for their 2026 Bladesmithing Symposium! I was lucky enough to compete in their Battle of the Bladesmiths and compete against some super cool and talented dudes! I came in with the goal of redemption from losing the last time I competed, and I accomplished my mission! Thank you so much to my fellow competitors and new friends Peter Sankel Ethan Rice and Silas Blacklow as well as the fellas who had the difficult task of judging the knives Emiliano Rob Wayman Knives and Salem Straub. And a special thank you to my wonderful wife Jenna Joy Hemker for being my biggest cheerleader!

06/30/2026

I had the pleasure of indoctrinating some new bladesmiths this weekend! It was toasty but we all survived!

Thank you all for joining me!

06/15/2026

I got to spend my last weekend as a full-time bladesmith molding 3 new minds! We had a ton of fun and made some sweet knives!

05/29/2026

Man, I'm do love a pure blacksmithing project every now and then. It's like working out a muscle you haven't used in a while.

I got a request for a nice long fire poker, so I figured why not make two!

So I do have one of these available for $150.
It is a few inches short of 5', mild steel, blackened linseed oil finish.

Let me know if you're interested!

05/26/2026

BIG CRACK!

By the color of the steel inside the crack, I know that it cracked during the quench. So, no amount of spine softening would have made a difference!

Otherwise, the rest of the grain looks pretty good!

Time to forge a new one!

05/23/2026

I got to teach another wonderful rose class on Thursday! We had lots of fun and made some cool things!

Reach out to set up your forged rose class!

And happy birthday Kaitlyn!

05/22/2026

AVAILABLE. Stubby filet!

This one took a bit of a turn. Let's just say I made the best of a happy little accident 😅

5" blade in 1084 with elk, orange G10, and copper.

Asking $225 shipped and comes with a custom sheath (not pictured) and a zipper case.

Thanks for looking!

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Armada, MI
48005

Website

http://Hemkerblacksmithing.com/

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