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10-01-2004, 06:39 PM
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gypsy gambler
That name came to me today when I was hammering this one out. Kinda weird with the finger guard on an intergral. Does it look funny?
 yahoo album __________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo 
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10-01-2004, 07:03 PM
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It won't let me see it. I get "The File You Are Looking For Is Inaccessible". - Jim
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10-01-2004, 07:08 PM
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__________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo
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10-01-2004, 10:01 PM
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to be completley honest i dont like the finger guard,i would like to say exelent job on the forging of this integral and who knows maybe after its completed i may think differently about the guard
__________________ N'T McAhron Sqwaukin Vulture Verrinder "to create is to make art" TREMBLING EARTH KNIFE WORKS
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10-02-2004, 03:25 AM
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Thanks Mac. I have mixed feelings about it myself. It will be a simple matter to nip it off at any time if it don't look right later.
I was thinking, driving home from work this morning that all I ever post pics of is blanks. I was wondering why that was and it came to me. At this point, I am in a sense, done. when the hammerin is over so is the fun for me. I have to force myself to finish the ones I do finish. I gotta get over that. At least I have identified the problem. 
__________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo
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10-02-2004, 02:13 PM
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forgings the funnest part for me also ,when im done forging thats when the work part of knife making begins,its not that i dont mostly enjoy the finishing its that the finishing is work and the forgings play
__________________ N'T McAhron Sqwaukin Vulture Verrinder "to create is to make art" TREMBLING EARTH KNIFE WORKS
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10-02-2004, 07:57 PM
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A nice looking blank, are you going to curve the tang to fit the curved handle piece in the photo?
The little guard piece could use something, maybe file a very tiny heart or some other shape on the tip of it, or punch a hole and set a tiny gem inside? Just a thought. Michael
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10-02-2004, 08:59 PM
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know what you guys mean about the hammering being the fun part . it's nice to see something a little different [ the finger guard ] - so if you don't like it when the knife's done , let us see it anyways before you nip it off . was at a muzzleloading shoot today , and i had to look at every knife anyone was carrying , even the poorly made ones . i like to look at all the different ideas , there's always something to learn and an idea to be gained . now i'm not critisizing hammerdown , or any one on this forum about their knife work - just saying i'd like to see the knife in the finished state with the finger guard - i think it's an interesting idea . paul
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10-03-2004, 09:53 AM
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 Two knives are better than one, right????  I like hammerin' a bunch, but my favorite part of all is the midnight heat treat sessions!!!! I don't have to concentrate as hard and screw up as much = have a drink and watch it glow. VV
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10-03-2004, 03:15 PM
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VV, this is about my fourth intergral. It won't be my last. I have not finished one yet, but was hoping to finish this one.
Mike, yeah I'm going to try and curve that tang to fit that stag. __________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo
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10-04-2004, 08:06 AM
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Work got interupted yesterday. Fired up the forge and ran out of propane. Made a little progress. I got tired of my hands cramping from trying to work with the small squares for the spacers. Figured I would drill an ream them, then cut them out. Same with the butt cap, hammered and center punched ready to drill.
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10-05-2004, 06:52 AM
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__________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo
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10-07-2004, 12:10 PM
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Hard to say Dean. Something always comes up to prevent me from working on it. I will be happier when I get it back in the fire and and get the blade to final shape. I plan on it being a semi persian-esque up swept dagger, if that makes sense. I have been toying with the idea of adding a guard. If I don't add it to this one, it has givin me ideas for the next. Thank you for asking. Has the knife I sent you arrived yet?
 Album __________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo
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10-07-2004, 07:32 PM
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Not yet Roc, I keep hoping I will get a pleasant surprise when I get home, but nothing as of yet.
 Hopefully Tomorrow. I will email you when I have received the package, to put your mind at ease. I know I was pretty relieved when I heard that David had received his KITH from me. Take care. __________________ Dean McKay NT Yard'n Ape McKay With a Strong Hand
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