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Post by lscg on Nov 11, 2023 15:56:20 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words y’all!
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Post by lscg on Nov 11, 2023 15:58:51 GMT -5
Well done! watched joe forge a few of these years ago, Yours compares very well! Thanks Mike! it would be cool to watch him forge in person. the few YouTube video’s I’ve seen were quite enjoyable. |
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Post by lscg on Nov 11, 2023 16:03:33 GMT -5
I think Joe would really appreciate that ! These were gifted to me by Joe in the 70s when he was up here fishing! A couple of his very early knives. They have encountered a few Mt. goats, bears and a couple of moose. Bob That’s awesome!! I bet he’d be thrilled to know they have been put to good use! |
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Post by x101airborne on Nov 12, 2023 8:25:16 GMT -5
That blade geometry really has a lot going for it. Should open game like a zipper. The angle of the point really allows you to get under the skin and slide it along for primary cuts while leaving enough room for your hand to follow. I like a little bigger handle, both in height and width but that is because of my arthritis. Hard for me to grip anything slim but yours is very asthetically pleasing. I also like the hammered copper pins. Very nice. You hammer very good sir. Did you do any thermo-cycling or annealing after you hardened it? I keep two pieces of rebar on top of my forge and after I quench my blade I turn off my forge, set the blade on the rebar and cover it with ceramic wool till the next day. Seems to work really well because of the few knives I have done this to, none have had the tip or any of the edge chip out. And I like my edges very fine like the one you showed here.
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brant
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Post by brant on Nov 12, 2023 9:43:00 GMT -5
Wry fine looking knife!
May I ask what grinder you use?
Brant
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Post by jeffh on Nov 12, 2023 10:19:14 GMT -5
That blade geometry really has a lot going for it. Should open game like a zipper. The angle of the point really allows you to get under the skin and slide it along for primary cuts while leaving enough room for your hand to follow. I like a little bigger handle, both in height and width but that is because of my arthritis. Hard for me to grip anything slim but yours is very asthetically pleasing. I also like the hammered copper pins. Very nice. You hammer very good sir....
x101 has saved you all one of my lengthy posts!
Aside form admiring the excellent workmanship and a keen eye for the "clean" aesthetic, I LOVE that blade shape! I have a little trouble handling that particular handle shape, needing more girth toward the front and less toward the back, but I look for woodworking traits in every blade as well other cutting traits, so it would be unfair to consider MY quirk a criticism.
That blade needs to see some action now. No knife is truly "finished" until it has started to show some signs of use.
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lobo
.327 Meteor
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Post by lobo on Nov 13, 2023 16:15:47 GMT -5
What a great job!!! Fine knife sir!!
Chris
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Post by lscg on Nov 24, 2023 13:14:13 GMT -5
That blade geometry really has a lot going for it. Should open game like a zipper. The angle of the point really allows you to get under the skin and slide it along for primary cuts while leaving enough room for your hand to follow. I like a little bigger handle, both in height and width but that is because of my arthritis. Hard for me to grip anything slim but yours is very asthetically pleasing. I also like the hammered copper pins. Very nice. You hammer very good sir. Did you do any thermo-cycling or annealing after you hardened it? I keep two pieces of rebar on top of my forge and after I quench my blade I turn off my forge, set the blade on the rebar and cover it with ceramic wool till the next day. Seems to work really well because of the few knives I have done this to, none have had the tip or any of the edge chip out. And I like my edges very fine like the one you showed here. thanks! after the blade is forged I thermal cycle at 1500-cool to black, 1400-cool to black and 1300-cool to black. I then profile, rough grind and then quench at 1475 or so. it then gets 3 temper cycles at 400 for 2 hours each. if no temper warps have occurred I’ll bury the cutting edge in wet sand and soften the tang and spine with a torch. |
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Post by lscg on Nov 24, 2023 13:15:27 GMT -5
Wry fine looking knife! May I ask what grinder you use? Brant Thanks! i just used a harbor freight 1x30. |
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Post by lscg on Nov 24, 2023 13:18:59 GMT -5
“lobo Avatar Nov 13, 2023 15:15:47 GMT -6 lobo said: What a great job!!! Fine knife sir!! Chris” thanks! That blade geometry really has a lot going for it. Should open game like a zipper. The angle of the point really allows you to get under the skin and slide it along for primary cuts while leaving enough room for your hand to follow. I like a little bigger handle, both in height and width but that is because of my arthritis. Hard for me to grip anything slim but yours is very asthetically pleasing. I also like the hammered copper pins. Very nice. You hammer very good sir....
x101 has saved you all one of my lengthy posts!
Aside form admiring the excellent workmanship and a keen eye for the "clean" aesthetic, I LOVE that blade shape! I have a little trouble handling that particular handle shape, needing more girth toward the front and less toward the back, but I look for woodworking traits in every blade as well other cutting traits, so it would be unfair to consider MY quirk a criticism.
That blade needs to see some action now. No knife is truly "finished" until it has started to show some signs of use.
thanks! It got to see a little use recently.   |
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