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Newest piece of work.
So this was a bit of a run on the new forge. Started off with a piece of leaf spring (Left the hole) and went to work. Managed to squish the handle out instead of just cutting it down, and wound up massaging it A LOT to get the tang flat enough for scales. Grinding was going too slow so I just embellished the textured finish instead. Got it yellow-hot and dropped it in to quench and did the scales with Purple Heart. Took my sweet time and learned how to get a more ergonomic handle (Paid more attention thanks to reccomendations on my last post. I forgot how hard that wood is to sand down. I took it out for a test run, which left the small brown areas on the blade, a noble branch sacrificed itself in the name of progress. REALLY sharp, cuts extremely well, no idea when I'll fnd out just how much abuse it can take.
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You definitely should try to find out how much abuse it will take before spending too much more time and materials on the next one. I say that particularly because "yellow hot" is far too hot to quench 5160 or one of its equivalent leaf spring steels. Also, you didn't mention tempering the blade after quenching. If you didn't temper then PLEASE do yourself a favor and torture test that blade ASAP. And wear eye protection when you do it ....
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looks like a work horse well done !!
__________________ R.Watson B.C. Canada |
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Have to agree ... love to take out some frustrations with that bad boy
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Man I'm a little envious of you. I've been wanting to forge one for a while now.
Like Ray said, test it, and maybe even break it. With no temper (and if it was overheated) I'd imagine the edge is pretty brittle and could be chippy. __________________ -Hunter |
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Nice early attempt. It looks like you could have worked the bevels a higher up towards the spine with the hammer. That would mean that you would have to adjust the point of the blade back down to prevent having a banana shaped blade. I do that adjustment with a wooden maul. Just get the end of the blade hot and tap it back down to where you want it.
On the tang. Hammer on it from the edge to decrease the width then on the next heat hammer it flat again. That will help prevent the edge from folding over on itself and forming a cold shut. Doug __________________ If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough |
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Last edited by AllanBeasley; 02-21-2015 at 10:44 PM. |
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Allan,
I love your enthusiasm! My only suggestion is that you don't rush. Take your time. You are on the right path and you are asking the right questions. Your desire and curiosity will drive your skills. It's easy to forget that what we are making could last for generations. In the big picture, an extra few hours today will seem like nothing 50 years from now. We all tend to rush things, this is a very busy world. Here's some advice that I have found to be useful. When I am working on a knife, I frequently stop, reflect and ask myself: - Is this going do what it's intended to do? - Will it be durable? - Will it look appealing? The last question is somewhat subjective, but the first two are critical. Take your time, learn, practice and keep on making knives, and... keep on posting! We're all newbies at something. :-) Dan |
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Dan, I ask those same 3 questions, but I tend to focus on keeping the first owner happy. Then again I've never known anyone that keeps anything for generations either.
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Allen, getting some hands on from an experienced smith is a great idea. It only took me 4 years to figure out that the books I had were completely or partially wrong on forging techniques. One thing that might help is to build a post anvil. Every newb that comes over and see's how it works says the same thing, "I need to get one of those".
See you at Sunday Chat. |
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If you can get Bill Moran's The Making of a Knife it will demonstrate how to heat and hammer your blade to take the cure out of it. I'm pretty sure that it shows working the bevels back with the hammer too. You can find this video at the ABS on-line store. Tim Lively also has a video that I know shows forging the bevels but he preforms his points. It titled Knfemaking Unplugged and can be had at Amazon and possibly some knife making supply stores on-line.
Doug __________________ If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough |
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