Art

The art of the forged blade

Mitch Cargile gets eye level and hammers out the shape of a knife on his anvil April 15, 2020, at his home in Columbus, Miss. Cargile is a 14th Communications Squadron network technician at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Since 2013, he has taken up the art of knife making and forging. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gross)

PHOTO BY: Tech.Sgt. Christopher Gross
VIRIN: 190515-F-CU844-0007.JPG
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Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D610

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

63/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

320

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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