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06-16-2010, 08:07 PM
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1095 and Buckeye (easier pics now)
1/8" 1095
7-7/8" OAL 3-7/8" blade My first heat treat in the forge. All turned out great. Stabilized buckeye burl scales. Copper mosaic pins. __________________ Zen R. ZCR Knives West Central Connecticut Last edited by huntforlife; 06-20-2010 at 12:49 PM. 
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06-16-2010, 08:35 PM
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Zen, Its been awhile since we have seen your work.
looks great. I like the style and the dark blade goes great with the buckeye. Nice filework also,thats something I have not had the courage to atempt yet. Every time I see your work you have improved alot 
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06-17-2010, 10:42 PM
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WOW!! Great Job Zen!! Beautiful File work my friend!! Love that patina on the blade also. It's just a great Knife all over!! Keep 'em coming Zen
 Frank __________________ ?Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.? Franklin D. Roosevelt
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06-18-2010, 09:00 PM
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Thanks for the nice words John. I've been very busy with my day job and other things lately. I made this knife in a weekend (minuse the handle/finsh). Im impressed with the workability of 1095 and the ease of HT. I cut into my stick of 1080 and it appears to be just as easy to work. I look forward to making may more blades this year.
Being able to HT my own blades eliminates 2-3 weeks per blade. Frank! Thank you my friend! I didnt want to go to far with the patina, so it came out more black than I wanted. First time doing it to 1095 so I was being cautious. Definitely came out with some blues and blacks that dont show in the pics. __________________ Zen R. ZCR Knives West Central Connecticut
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06-29-2010, 11:04 PM
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That is very nice indeed! Now that I had gotten advice to get 1095 for my first attempt and saw yours I'm all excited to get this in gear
One question though. How do you "take care of" steel that is not stainless steel (read stain resistant steel)? __________________ Michael What.... just take some metal, grind away anything that does not look like a knife and there you are. Whats the problem now?
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07-01-2010, 10:46 PM
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Michael, blueing or just etching the steel will help. But, the best thing is to use a light coat of oil for routine maintance. Depending upon the weather, area you are in every three to nine months should be fine. As for the oil use olive, corn, canolla oil as you might be using this to prepare food with at some point and you do not want to have engine oil on it when you do.
Hope that this helps some. Curtis __________________ Curtis Wilson Wilson's Custom Knives, Engraving, and Scrimshaw
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07-02-2010, 11:07 AM
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Curtis nailed it. I usually use vegtable oil or cooking oil. You dont want chemicals on a knife that may be used for food or butchering game.
__________________ Zen R. ZCR Knives West Central Connecticut
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