I can't remember exactly when my younger brother Jesse started taking an interest in forging in our backyard. Somehow, in the blink of an eye, he taught himself how to make a literal knife on his own, from buying the steel to making the blade to making the handle, and I'm still baffled at how he does it. It's been so cool to see him grow over the years to the young man he is today. I never really thought about how much work goes into learning the craft and investing in your growth.
According to Wikipedia, Jesse "won eight times back-to-back in four episodes during the "Gladiators of the Forge" challenge in season 9. Even though Jesse has accomplished a ton in the bladesmithing community (not sure if that's the right word, but I'm going to go with it because I don't know the terms) he's remained hardworking and focused on refining his craft.
We took these photos a few years ago, but I realized I hadn't shared them here. I'm proud to be able to have taken some of these for him to document what things were like a few years back in his journey.
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