Gwion wrote:Noisydad wrote:tom604 wrote:go on...you know you want to,,,,it will be sooo good,,,,no one will know,,,,just try it,,,once,,,one time wont hurt you,,,you could give it up anytime you want..go on just a butter knife,,it's not like it's bowie you will look
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Well.....I do have a forge and an anvil.......nooooo. Must resist......I have heaps of charcoal........must fight it off......
You cannot resist the power of the forge, young Skywalker!
darwindingo wrote:That's going to be a beauty, can't wait to see it in action.
How are you going to do the tracking adjustment ?
Gwion wrote:Well, bladesmithing season is upon us!
Here are some I've been working on. Trying to get a bunch up to polish stage and then fit handles to them all. I'm also working on a simple design that is easy to knock out for the test knives I promised last season. I'll make 4 in total.
Pics below.
Noisydad wrote:Just when I thought this time burner was out of my system you have to go and stir the pot again...although my 87 year old father wants a Bowie so it's off to the shed again this week. Think I'll do a studded coffin shaped handle.
darwindingo wrote:
Nice work mate... Dibs on the skinner You know I love that lil skinner...
Itching to put it to the test on some sambar
Jeff
Gwion wrote:darwindingo wrote:
Nice work mate... Dibs on the skinner You know I love that lil skinner...
Itching to put it to the test on some sambar
Jeff
It will be at least a couple of weeks before I get handles on any, mate. I'm ordering some phenolic resin (heat cured resin) to vacuum impregnate some maple and Blackwood for scales and handle blocks. Got all the gear, just need the resin. It will make the handles tough as nails! I'll do extras and sell some. As you know, I have some pretty speccy timber that would make some A-grade blanks for handles and other pieces.
If you're still keen for the knife when it's done, your name is on it!
That kitchen knife was just ground too thin across the spine and the tang/blade join got down to about 1mm. Not worth finishing due to questionable strength. I do like the shape though.
I have a number of knife shaped pieces of steel that ended up too thin because I forged them out too far (and unevenly) before going to the grinder and lost too much material correcting warps and wobbles.all part of the learning curve and my forging skills have improved a lot. You don't learn by getting things right; you learn by screwing them up!
Knocked out 'Zombie Slayer #2' in about 1.5 hours last night. Will post some pics later. I think I like it!
Gwion wrote:All waiting to be put together and finished off. A few detailing decisions to be made. Resin is ordered and on the way.
darwindingo wrote:Gwion wrote:All waiting to be put together and finished off. A few detailing decisions to be made. Resin is ordered and on the way.
Looking good mate
How beautiful is that spalted maple That spalting will POP even more once subjected to the stabilisation process