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06-15-2006, 01:31 AM
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New copper handle folder
Here is a new copper handle fixed blade knife, a cousin, to the folder posted earlier.
__________________ Happy Hammering, wear safety glasses. Gene Chapman Oak and Iron Publishing www.oakandiron.com/ 
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06-15-2006, 02:26 PM
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Gene
These are just great I think these are just about the nicest, most original small knives I have ever seen. Have you thought about ageing or adding a patina to the copper? The oils/acids in your hands would probably make them appear ancient in just a few sessions. Tony
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06-15-2006, 08:24 PM
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Thanks, these were fun projects.
I forge quite a bit of copper for key fobs. After a while the copper takes on the patina of a well travelled penny, as they are handled. Copper out in the weather gets green, but if handled has this nice warm color, maybe the oils/acids as your mentioned. __________________ Happy Hammering, wear safety glasses. Gene Chapman Oak and Iron Publishing www.oakandiron.com/
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06-15-2006, 11:41 PM
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Gene,
I love these. Now that I have a horizontal forge, I gotta try something similar. Love 'em Gene. __________________ Be mindful Practice kindness
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06-16-2006, 03:06 AM
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Just fantastic Gene. I love them purdy little things. Hope you do a little tutorial on them sometime.
__________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo 
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06-16-2006, 07:37 PM
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I have made quite few of these from wrought and antler but not copper. I just got some copper rivets and I have the handles forged from some pipe.
They look good Gene! The ones I made I rolled the scrolling downward to so they are more comfortable to hold.
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06-16-2006, 10:21 PM
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I do think it's the skin oils that keep it from oxidizing...have seen some chemically treated copper to get the patina's for tables and such in woodworking, that were pertty neat looking as they were real colorful.
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06-17-2006, 09:49 AM
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Gene.......how thick is the blade stock?
__________________ Be mindful Practice kindness
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06-17-2006, 11:38 AM
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Edgar
It is the oils and acids in our hands that cause that particular type of oxidation/patina. Patina can be naturally occuring or chemically enhanced on Nearly any metal. The very best book I have ever found with a multitude of patina formulas is: The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metal, A Manual for Fine Metalworkers, Sculptors and Designers. Written by Richard Hughes Michael Rowe. Here are a couple of websites to explore http://www.sculptnouveau.com/ http://w3.uwyo.edu/~metal/patinas.html Tony
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06-17-2006, 12:15 PM
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The blades are made from 1095 1/16" spring steel from Pacific tool steel in Portland OR, The tangs are forged and blades ground to shape.
__________________ Happy Hammering, wear safety glasses. Gene Chapman Oak and Iron Publishing www.oakandiron.com/
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