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Ed Caffrey's Workshop Talk to Ed Caffrey ... The Montana Bladesmith! Tips, tricks and more from an ABS Mastersmith. |
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Push to the Blade Show begins!
With the reline on the forge curing, I had time today to get some straight knives "glued up".
All of these are 1084 and 52100 hunters. I decided to change things up a bit I would "mix-n-match" some handle materials. Still have a couple of Mosaic Bowies I'm finishing out, then the rest for Blade will be folders.... got a couple of "ideas" for some cool folders this year! __________________ WWW.CAFFREYKNIVES.NET Caffreyknives@gmail.com "Every CHOICE has a CONSEQUENCE, and all your CONSEQUENCES are a result of your CHOICES." |
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Looking good Ed. Is that vaseline on the blades?
__________________ Walter R. Powers |
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WAIT A MINUTE. So, you're grinding crossguards AFTER the scales are glued on?
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Walt: Yep! Vaseline! I learned a long time ago that its much easier to wipe off vaseline, then to try to clean up cured acraglass from someplace it doesn't belong.
Allan: These are all hidden tang knives, but yes, I finish the fronts of the guards, then "glue" everything up in rough form....then once the acraglass is cured, finish everything as a single unit, to where I want it. Makes for a much nicer "flow" overall, and makes everything much easier. __________________ WWW.CAFFREYKNIVES.NET Caffreyknives@gmail.com "Every CHOICE has a CONSEQUENCE, and all your CONSEQUENCES are a result of your CHOICES." |
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Ed, My favorite time of year. I always look forward to your previews. Look forward to being a Blade as well
Thanks for sharing Bing __________________ Bruce Bingenheimer MLazyB Custom Knives ABS Journeyman Smith |
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Hope you have a great show. No shows for me until Kansas City. See you there. Gary __________________ Gary ABS,CKCA, ABKA,KGA Last edited by Gary Mulkey; 04-16-2015 at 06:36 AM. |
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I don't see pins through the handles are they getting pins afterwards or will they remain secured with epoxy?
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Theres really no need for pins.... the acraglass will hold pretty much forever. However, because most people "expect" pins, there will be some. I usually create the handle profile, then drill through the handle and tang, and put the pin(s) in place.....then finish the rest of the handle down.
__________________ WWW.CAFFREYKNIVES.NET Caffreyknives@gmail.com "Every CHOICE has a CONSEQUENCE, and all your CONSEQUENCES are a result of your CHOICES." |
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Knives from the above pic with handles shaped.....
On the third coat of Tru-Oil, with about a dozen more coats to go..... Guard flute cut in and polished on this one....next up for it is carving/texturing.... __________________ WWW.CAFFREYKNIVES.NET Caffreyknives@gmail.com "Every CHOICE has a CONSEQUENCE, and all your CONSEQUENCES are a result of your CHOICES." |
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1084, 52100, belts, blade, blades, carving, epoxy, fixed blade, forge, glue, grinding, guards, handle, handles, hidden, hidden tang, knife, knives, materials, mosaic, pins, scales, show, tang |
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