I'm currently on beautiful Orcas Island in Olga. I've been on island for 6 years now. I'm also on Instagram as Nettle_dog_forge and Facebook as Kiel Sloper. Feel free to reach out.

We're pretty sure he's at least partially Karelian bear dog. He has some of the behaviors like he will climb trees and he will chase and tree or corner raccoons without attacking them. There is also a breeding program in Washington state for the forest service and he looks a lot like the dogs bred for them.

I would love to! I've done a few custom items for people like the brand and plant stands you will see in my gallery. I'm excited to do more and bigger pieces. I would really like to do gates or trellises for a garden.

Yes! I've taught several classes including copper spoons. I would love to teach more. I'm available for small group, 1 on 1, and demonstrations. I'm open for copper working and simple blacksmithing steel projects. Copper is great for kids and people who really don't want to risk a burn. It's nice because you don't have to work it hot!