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Wolf & Iron Podcast #001: My Backstory
Welcome to the very first episode of the Wolf & Iron podcast! Man, it has really taken a while to get this together, but I’m excited to finally kick things off. I have a few podcast episodes already recorded and in the queue to be released, one every-other week, but I thought I ...
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Mar 30, 2016
Letting the Iron Teach You: Using Fitness to Become a Better Man
Ering Weinbrenner explains to us this week how the iron can teach you how to become a better man if you let fitness become a part of your life.
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On Fishing and Friendship
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” – Henry David Thoreau Growing up on the banks of the Hatchie River of Mercer, TN, one would think I had fished a thousand times. This is a story of fishing and the friendship men really long for.
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Man to Man: Embracing Your Authority
One of the many natural laws which men, and particularly kids, have lost the meaning is that of authority. Parents, for example, have authority over their children, teachers over their students, and, like it or not, we are all under the authority of the law. You don’t have to look far to see outright disregard for authority, much of which stems from both a wilfulness against authority and a lack of understanding of what authority is and how it works.
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Mar 1, 2016
How a Man Raises Children in a Society that Raises Nothing
I was in a book study with a group of men who are committed to growing themselves in every good way, when the topic of fatherhood and our individual experiences, both as fathers and being fathered, came up. As we were working to relate our own methods of parenting, good and bad, back ...
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Recycled Firefighter’s “The Sergeant” Wallet Review
A follower of Wolf and Iron recommended I check out the manly line of products offered by Recycled Firefighter. Jake Starr, firefighter and founder, struck on a brilliant idea: turn used, ultra-durable fire hose into great looking and super-durable wallets, belts, and bags. The result is pretty fantastic and Mr. Starr has ...
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Feb 15, 2016
Captains of Industry: Chris and Jason Angelini of American Bench Craft
There has certainly been an upwards trend in handcrafted, American made goods. The return of the artisan man, the shop owner, the leather worker has come about at a most unexpected time. Industrialization has become so commonplace that true craftsmanship is now a novelty, and perhaps more appreciated than it was during the ...
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Strength Training as “Practice” Instead of “Exercise”
This week, Andrew Xenophontos helps us to view strength training as "practice" instead of "exercise."
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Feb 8, 2016
Traditional Archery: Part 4 – How to Shoot a Bow Instinctively
In Part 4 of this 4-Part series we discuss how to shoot a bow instinctively in traditional archery.
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Why Ted Cruz has My Vote
“Because power corrupts, society’s demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.” – John Adams, Founding Father & 2nd US President, 1735-1826
If you have spent any time on Wolf & Iron you certainly know that I am a fan of history. I love ...
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Jan 15, 2016
Our Sacred Honor
“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.” – The Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776
The loss of manliness in our present era may be summed ...
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Traditional Archery: Part 3 – Arrow Primer Guide
“Death is like an arrow that is already in flight, and your life lasts only until it reaches you.” – Georg Hermes, German Roman Catholic Theologian, 1775-1831
In Part 3 of this 4-Part series we discuss an arrow primer guide to accommodate traditional archery.
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