Growlinganvilstudios

Growlinganvilstudios Nestled in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, Growling Anvil Studios is owned and operated by me, Michael McCarthy.

I constructed my own forge and opened my shop in 2008. I use it today to create, restore, and replicate a variety of handmade objects.

Back side of a maple eating spoon. Hand carved.
08/30/2023

Back side of a maple eating spoon. Hand carved.

Eating spoon in maple. Hand carved, pebble burnished.
08/01/2023

Eating spoon in maple. Hand carved, pebble burnished.

Kitchen spoon, apple. Carved and burnished. This spoon is a re-creation-from-memory of a spoon in the collection of the...
04/08/2023

Kitchen spoon, apple. Carved and burnished. This spoon is a re-creation-from-memory of a spoon in the collection of the Pickering-Beach museum at Sackets Harbor NY.

Boatswain's pipe lanyard. Cotton cord. 17 strand flat Sennett to over two crown. 4x3 coach whipping to 8 strand square b...
02/13/2023

Boatswain's pipe lanyard. Cotton cord. 17 strand flat Sennett to over two crown. 4x3 coach whipping to 8 strand square braid. Laid cord with splice. Transitions covered with 5x4 Turks heads.

Sinking hammer. Recycled axel, forged. Hop hornbeam branch, carved, burned.From time to time I need a quick little hamme...
09/02/2022

Sinking hammer. Recycled axel, forged. Hop hornbeam branch, carved, burned.

From time to time I need a quick little hammer to solve some problem, in this case sinking a bowl. Forging a tang is much faster than forging an eye. The added bonus is that every hammer made this way is also a stake. Simply knock it out of the handle and into a stump.

Bottle fid. Apple, lathe turned. Simple globe knot in #30 4 strand cotton.
08/30/2022

Bottle fid. Apple, lathe turned. Simple globe knot in #30 4 strand cotton.

"Lucky 13" after Mikko Snellman. Fancy soft shackle. 6 stand half round sennit to 13 strand flat sennit, ending in "Lunz...
08/26/2022

"Lucky 13" after Mikko Snellman. Fancy soft shackle. 6 stand half round sennit to 13 strand flat sennit, ending in "Lunzy" button.

Marlinspike: 5160 forged, triple quenched and drawn to bee's wing blue. Apple wood handle with copper ferrule.
08/25/2022

Marlinspike: 5160 forged, triple quenched and drawn to bee's wing blue. Apple wood handle with copper ferrule.

3" "Spid", forged bronze with wired-edge copper ferrule, apple handle. Finished with bees wax and linseed oil.
08/24/2022

3" "Spid", forged bronze with wired-edge copper ferrule, apple handle. Finished with bees wax and linseed oil.

Swedish fid. Stainless steel, chisel cut and forged. Walnut, turned and finished with beeswax and linseed oil. The end a...
08/23/2022

Swedish fid. Stainless steel, chisel cut and forged. Walnut, turned and finished with beeswax and linseed oil. The end and neck are slightly restricted in order to grab rope after Mikko Snellman. https://youtube.com/c/mikkosnellman

10" fid. Hickory, toasted.
08/22/2022

10" fid. Hickory, toasted.

Star knot, crowned. 120-3 cotton cord.
08/21/2022

Star knot, crowned. 120-3 cotton cord.

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Ames, NY
13317

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