Knife maker Hendrickson leaves IBM for artful blades
At 60, Hendrickson quit his Gaithersburg IBM post to pursue full time knife making in his backyard shop. He hammers, forges, and handcrafts blades and sheaths, aiming for artful, lasting pieces. He plans to pursue master bladesmith status while displaying work at Frederick's Weinberg Center this summer.
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Ay Hendrickson
IBM
Gaithersburg
Hendrickson
Arkansas
Jordan
Mr. Hendrickson
American Bladesmith Society
Middle East
Abdulaha Hussein
Hussein
Russein
W.F
Bill Moran
Braddock Heights
Walt
Moran
Fone
Weinberg Center
Frederick
National Bladesmith Society
Doctor's Frederick antiques collection traces medical history
Dr. Gilein Meadors, a Frederick physician, curates a vast array of antique medical instruments and furnishings from 1800s to Civil War era. His rooms bulge with bloodletting devices, pharmacy cabinets, exam tables, and other period tools gathered from auctions and stores, reflecting a lifelong hobby and the evolution of medicine.
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Gilein Meadors
Frederick
Tollhouse Avenue
China
Tulane University Medical School
Public Health Service
Damascus
New Orleans
Meadors
Gilein Menders
Weather wisdom from old proverbs and sailors lore
Ancient proverbs about sky colors and winds linked to storms. Sailors’ red sky warnings, mare’s tails and mackerel scales hinting at gales, and halos around sun or moon signaling approaching rain or storm. Farmers note smoke behavior, animal patterns, and wind directions forecasting fair or volatile weather.
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United States
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Statue doctor repairs sacred angels in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia at St. Michael's Church Jim Appleman restores damaged statues and Nativity figures donating his services. He rebuilt wings hands and faces, including 70 year old Nativity figures, over about three months ending Christmas Eve. The 46 year old amateur craftsman emphasizes charity and precision as a lifelong model maker.
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Philadelphia
Jim Appleman
Appleman
Mr. Appleman
Mr Appleman
Michelangelo
St. Michael’s
John M. Harkins
St. Michael's
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Annette Levi
Jay Hendrickson
Huesein
Annette Lein
Scripps Howard News Service
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