Gonna be a lonnngggg 2 days in the shop doing a rush order for a customer... starting the night off with a bowl of Stokkebye's Optimum in my Dr Grawbow Tru-Grain while I polish the blade.
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Gonna be a lonnngggg 2 days in the shop doing a rush order for a customer... starting the night off with a bowl of Stokkebye's Optimum in my Dr Grawbow Tru-Grain while I polish the blade.
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whats the blade material?Quote:
Originally Posted by Will46r
This is 1084, I'm a bladesmith so I mainly use high carbon steels that forge well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynn
Hmmm... Ever make a chef's knife?
I used 1094 a few times, but found old files an leaf springs do better in the heat treatin..I use oil baths for temperin an water for the finish..you usin stones an paper for sharpin or the good ol file for personal gratification..
Lynn, I used to use files and leaf springs, right up to when I wasted 20 hours of work on a boar hunting spear. Lots of microfractures in the steel I had. My father in law is a really good copper and blacksmith, he says I'm one of them sciencey bladesmiths. LOL I quench in Houghton K heat treat oil. They sent some to me and my buddies I guess to get some advertising against Parks 50 and AAA heat treat oils. I temper in a modified electric oven. I sharpen using my variable speed 2x72" grinder, take most knives to 2500 grit then strop on leather loaded with chromium. Now the rare occasions I have students they forge then draw file to make a knife. It's how I was taught, "5 good minutes with a hammer is an hour with a file." They learn to forge clean, I also don't have many students ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynn
Yeah, I've made some, my brother used to be a chef, now he's in restaurant management. Most chef knives are 1095 high carbon or AEB-L stainless. AEB-L is a Sandavic steel that's about as close as you can get to a carbon steel's carbides with stain resistance.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyCAYP
I dont count mistakes an time I just like to play an ifin someone wants it I usually just give to them....I use a propane brick oven for heatin an files for shapin..dont like stones its like cheatin...manual labor for this country boy..like wood turnin I just like to play with steel or other metals...been smithin for yrs.. I do smithin at the Salem wv old days...nails, shoes, pins, collars an wheel rims...
do you do long blades??? been wantin to try a long blade or sword.....checked profial no state listin..
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Originally Posted by Lynn
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Lynn, I'm down in Alabama. I was working on a 24" Gladius for a customer when this rush popped up. My father in law does French& Indian War and 1812 Reenacting. He does the blacksmithing demos. I tend to use power tools to allow me more time to do hand work. There's probably 30+ files hanging on my bench within easy reach. I normally forge to within 80% finish dimensionally, clean up on the grinder, heat treat and temper then hand rub the blades.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynn
Im not that refined, just heat an beat, love makin the steel move...largest blade Ive done is 18" about worried myself to death tryin to make it look like others Id seen...got over that...can you post up pics?Quote:
Originally Posted by Will46r
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Originally Posted by Lynn
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I'm not refined either LOL, my teacher had a shop full of top line tools and still did almost everything with a hammer and file. It's the way I was taught. I do one blade every year with only hand tools (except for a drill press) to reinforce technique. I'll post a pic of the gladius when I get it presentable LOL right now it's not much to look at.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynn
5 hours and a couple of bowls later in the shop cobs here we are. 1 gallon of elbow grease and 10 sheets of sandpaper the blade has a clean 800 grit finish.
Feel free to comment on my pipes or whatever. I know my stuff ain't fancy but it's what I like :)
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@Will46r
your pipes look good to me..but its the metal Im interested in..I like lookin an learnin..so can you show me what you got on that glad in the ruff stage an kinda walk me through what youer doin..Im real interested in what you do an how you do it, so I might apply it my self...
Got the fighter delivered with 20 minutes to spare lol 8 1/2" blade, claro walnut handle with blued steel guard.
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Going to redo the sheath in black, had to have "pants" for delivery.
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Ya I like that work got an more
This fighter is in the customer's hands... lol
I don't take a lot of pictures of my work. Most of my knives are commissioned pieces from about 5 customers. They for whatever reason prefer I do not share pictures. Since they buy 80% of my work... I've got a folder prototype I'm going to start working on soon. I'll do a work in progress in the non-pipe or cigar area. :)