Are they heat treated yet? Looks like they would be comfortable in hand. Nice looking blades.Always figured if you can make one you can make two.
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Not sure what to do for handles yet.
Always figured if you can make one you can make two.
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Not sure what to do for handles yet.
Not yet. One firing for normalization. Then on to some pin holes and normalize them again.Are they heat treated yet? Looks like they would be comfortable in hand. Nice looking blades.
I haven't been brave enough to try a damascus billet yet. Honestly I don't know if my forge will get hot enough.I havenāt been able to get in the shop lately but got out there today and started forging a damascus blade. I got it rough shaped and itās in the vermiculite bucket cooling down. Here are a couple of photos.
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I havenāt been able to get in the shop lately but got out there today and started forging a damascus blade. I got it rough shaped and itās in the vermiculite bucket cooling down. Here are a couple of photos.
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I use a one burner diamond back. It gets plenty hot for small billets.I haven't been brave enough to try a damascus billet yet. Honestly I don't know if my forge will get hot enough.
What forge are you using?
How do you cut the hole in the guard for the tang? This is the most tedious part of knife making for me.The Damascus is etched and the guard is mounted to the blade. Trying to decide on the spacers between the guard and stag - maybe nickleView attachment 324859 silver with black micarta. The butt cap will be damascus.
It is for me as well. I have a milling machine I will use in the future if I build a new shop but for now I use my drill press.How do you cut the hole in the guard for the tang? This is the most tedious part of knife making for me.
I have some that I had wished the same but with post HT grind and final sanding it just ain't going to happen.I see what you mean. But it's still a knife.
Here is one I was working on yesterday. Kind of messed up with the grinder but I'm going to go ahead and finish it out.
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I wish There was a way to lock in the tempering colors.
Yeah, it's a fuller and there is part of where I messed up. The grinder might have gotten away from me a bit while doing them.I have some that I had wished the same but with post HT grind and final sanding it just ain't going to happen.
Tell us more aabout this knife. The photo is hard to see the details. Did you put a fuller in it?
I'm feeling out classed.Some nice craftsmen-ship in this thread.
I'm feeling out classed.
The blade pattern makes me think of a farmers field for some reason.š
I can see that.The blade pattern makes me think of a farmers field for some reason.š
The blade pattern makes me think of a farmers field for some reason.š
I can see that.
šYou guys been looking at topographical maps???