Ah, a good comparison. When I bend a steel edge, I feel the same tension that a rider feels on a downhill. Both need the right balance between strength and lightness, the same steady hand, and a mind that sees the whole curve before it touches the ground. In the forge, the heat gives the steel a chance to reveal its true shape; on the slope, the snow reveals the rider’s confidence. If you lose balance in one, the other will follow. So I keep my tools sharp and my eyes on the line, just like a rider keeps their body in tune with the hill.