Bob Ouellette
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Most of the 3 jaws I've used had jaws that come off to be inverted due to the shape of the threading mechanism.
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Depending on how much swing you have over the cross slide, you can add .25" to your widest dimension then use a saw or cut off wheel to cut one end of your stock small enough to fit in the chuck.
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What type of chuck do you have on your lathe and what is the largest size it will accept?
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Looks good!
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Pattern-welded early medieval seax from bloomery steel
Bob Ouellette replied to Andrew W's topic in Show and Tell
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That's a shame. It would have been cool to see the transformation.
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That looks very nicely done. Do you have any before pictures?
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They're not my flavor, either. That said, good job and I'm glad you could make some money off of them.
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I've been out of the knife world for a while. I never considered international trading issues.
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I think that would be difficult for anyone without a power hammer
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Did you do any forging after you welded it or is it strictly stock removal after that?
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1 cubic inch sounds pretty small. Maybe 2 cubic inches sounds good though.
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What about have a specified starting dimensions? Everyone starts with the same size material and does the best they can in whatever style they choose.
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It's the only way that most of us can be sure of our heat treatment. I didn't have any rope, but I hacked up a bunch of 2x4s and small trees trying to take over my raspberries and it was still shaving sharp.
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The level of finish wasn't very high. No polish, rough handle. It passed though!
