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Welcome ........... Enjoy and have fun!

Sweet knife and I'm afraid to ask ............... :hide:
 

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bczoom said:
Welcome to the forum!

Tell us a bit about yourself. Hobbies, interests...
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LOL..I was half tempted to write something like from "the dateing game"--

"I'm 5'10", long hair, tattoos..etc, yadda yadda":doh:

I've been involved in martial arts most of my life, currently studying jujutsu and Iaido.
I've been making knives since about 97', finally got serious about it in 01'.
I live in a van...down by the river:biggrin:

Actually, just yer everyday married american male. 3 dogs, no kids:smile:
 
Big Dog said:
Welcome ........... Enjoy and have fun!

Sweet knife and I'm afraid to ask ............... :hide:
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Ya, that one took me awhile, it's made from 1 solid piece of A2.

I gave it to my grandfather back in 02'...he passed away in Jan.08'. I finally got it back and it's really all I have of sentimental value to remember him:sad:(lets just say I consider myself the last of my bloodline:angry3:)

I can make more like it, it's a very labor intensive style of knife. I don't wanna take personal business to the board though, email me if you're really interested:biggrin:
 
Hi Shep. I'm glad you wandered over this way. I thought you'd like it here. :thumb: :D

Enjoy and post often.
 
SShepherd said:
Ya, that one took me awhile, it's made from 1 solid piece of A2.

I gave it to my grandfather back in 02'...he passed away in Jan.08'. I finally got it back and it's really all I have of sentimental value to remember him:sad:(lets just say I consider myself the last of my bloodline:angry3:)

I can make more like it, it's a very labor intensive style of knife. I don't wanna take personal business to the board though, email me if you're really interested:biggrin:
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nice piece of burlwood you used for the scales.
did you temper the blade yourself or hire it out?
simple or differential temper?
belt or wheel grinder?
Fairly sure I can't afford one like it, but curous about the details.



oh, yeah - and welcome to the forums!
 
Erik said:
nice piece of burlwood you used for the scales.
did you temper the blade yourself or hire it out?I do everything in house--myself
simple or differential temper? The entire knife is 60HRC. Unless I'm doing a knife with hamon. I don't feel the need to have a softer spine on a knife.

belt or wheel grinder?I have a belt grinder..and I have a few large wheels for it...why do you ask?
Fairly sure I can't afford one like it, but curous about the details.



oh, yeah - and welcome to the forums!
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I'm curious why people ask detailed questions:smile:
 
because I've always liked sharp things and have made a couple myself - with the intent to do more of it once I have the space and spare time - and I appreciate good craftsmanship.

I've looked at the grizzly 2x72 grinder a few times but never had a place to put one.
Have done both hammer forging and stock removal, actually prefered to do 80% of the work with heat, hammer, and anvil then fine work with belt sander and files.
Coal is a lot of fun to work with, but will likely build a propane forge when I get back into it - more versatile, faster to heat, cleaner and less labor intensive. Can also use propane forge for small castings.

If you have a website, please PM me a link so I can see some of your other stuff?
 
I've forged a bit--knives not signatures:shifty: Started with coal, went to propane, much more clean alot less work.
The grizzly is fine for a hobby maker, if you get serious you'll want a better grinder.
When I finally realized there's no proformance advantage to forging vs. stock removal, I switched. Forging is fun though, Ill hammer on hot steel every now and then.
 
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