I just happened to think about Mike today. Hard to believe he left us almost six years ago. What a loss!
Thinking of Mike Ameling
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Prairieofthedog
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It seems like yesterday.Mike lived in my neck of the woods and I talked to him a lot at the local rondys.What a super nice guy,would talk to anybody for hours about history and forging.He lived simple and was a very generous man.
Only knew him through his posts here and some PMs. Really wish I had met him. I will ring my anvil 56 times again this Oct. 23 -- with the chain removed.
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I still use and treasure the fire steels I purchased from him less than 2 weeks before he went on to the greater beyond.
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Still use my sheet iron pipe that Mike made.
Wish I'd gotten one of those pipes, glad I have one of his folding knives with the sheet iron handle and a couple fire steels. While doing a living history demo last September someone walked off with the trade points that I'd gotten from Mike. I'm still mad about that...
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I think of Mike every time I use the beautiful Burgundian fire steel he made for me. I didn't realize how long he has been gone. Time slips past us all I guess.
Mike was a great help to me and our scout troop. He took us through every step of the process in making fire steels for the boys, all done via electronic correspondence every step of the way. Though I never got to meet him in person, I felt like I really knew the man as a friend. Really nice man.
It was a shock to lose Mike. I still have several things around the house that he made for me. He was a pleasure to communicate with and a real craftsman.
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