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Is that forge REALLY sitting on a wooden bench top and operating ? Maybe it is a good thing you never got to welding temp. Hope you have a good fire insurance policy.
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i may be wrong but was under the impression that it was a 12:1 ratio Taking the tangent of this angle 1/12 equates to 4.763 degrees I have always turned my burner nozzles with a 4 3/4 degree taper and they work fine.
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1080 / 15n20 Damascus by maker with Turkish Walnut handle and stainless fittings .
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52100 core with 420 sides ,Stabilized Maple handle with SS fittings
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Alan you can't believe how much fun it is, as the thin stainless, seems to bend different than the thick stainless. After I have all the thin pieces epoxied together I put them in the press as a unit and put about 20 tons of force on them and they fit perfectly to the thick piece.
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52100 core 420SS sides, maple burl stainless fittings with red micarta spacer.
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How many pieces does it take to make a Scandi type hidden tang ?
Cal G replied to Cal G's topic in Show and Tell
Charles my grinder only has one speed and that would be 5 x 3.14 x 1750 x 1/12 = 2289 ft/min The key is to use a new sharp belt as an old one will tend to burn the spacer material especially if it is next to a SS spacer it really get hot in a hurray. -
How many pieces does it take to make a Scandi type hidden tang ?
Cal G replied to Cal G's topic in Show and Tell
Mine is just .015 black spacer material sandwiched between SS and yes you have to have a sharp belt to grind it so it does not get hot and melt the spacer material. -
Gary my forge runs around 2150 to 2250 deg F so that would be the temp i weld billet of San Mai. To me it more about the prep work with San Mai , flat ,clean and completely welded around the perimeter to keep out the oxygen. I have never had a billet not weld.
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Got these finished. Time to clean up the shop and get inspired for something new next year. Crushed W's eyed with dovetailed stainless bolster and yellow/black G10, 420 SS with 52100 core San Mai black lined Micrata handle.
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This has been bothering me for some time so I would like to get some opinions on this. I always make my feather point towards the tip on the blade but everyone else seems to point it towards the handle.
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How many pieces does it take to make a Scandi type hidden tang ?
Cal G replied to Cal G's topic in Show and Tell
Doug if I understand the question,the back of the handle must be at 90 degrees to the tang bolt. Then just screw the butt cap on and everything should line up and fit. -
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1080 /15N20 crushed W's,twisted stainless fittings, dovetailed bolster and G10 handles.
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Cal G started following Three Damascus Kitchen Knives
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I never know what to do with small left over pieces of my Damascus. So I weld a tang on and turn them into small kitchen knives. These 3 have Iron wood handles, micarta spacers and stainless fittings with epoxy and pinned handles.