
Randall
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- Birthday 06/07/1983
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This is my first knife I made from a file. It was made from a Nicholson rasp. The blade length is 3.5 inches and overall length is 7.5 inches. This is my second attempt at a slip guard that was soldered on. The handle is made from wenge wood.
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It finally snapped, I forged a bit thinner and did a quick quench in water. A little tap with a hammer and it broke right in two.
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Thanks I will try that in the morning and report back what i find out.
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Are all USA nicholson made files and rasps hardnable? I cut a small section off and quenched in water. I proceeded to hit it with the hammer to get it to break, I wanted to see how brittle it becomes. I could not get the piece to break.
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Yeah I cut my finger on it, after sharpening it I seen a spot on the handle that could use a bit for sanding.
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Well it's been almost 4 months since I brought hot iron to the anvil. It has been a blast learning as I go, but I think it is about time to reach out to someone local to help develop better skills. That being said this is a every day carry that I made for a family member as a Christmas gift. The blade was forged out of one of the railroad clips I picked up. The handle is made up of homemade black and red liners, and the wood is leopard wood. I also have a first attempt at a mosaic pin, but it looks almost like the epoxy resin is cracked in a spot deep within. Overall I am happy with it.
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I finally made a hatchet with a straight head. I forged it out of 4340 and has a hickory handle. Any thoughts on working down the cheeks. I tried to work them down but ended up with a funking sideways looking mess. They ended up getting ground out to look more uniform.
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This is a hunting knife I made from a piece of spring steel from the railroad scrap pile. I made a test knife from it before hand and it performed amazing. The blade is 5.5 inches with a 5 inch handle. The handle is made from bocote. This was my first attempt at soldering a gaurd a bit rough compared to some of the great work on this site, but I am happy with it. The video shows a little bit of the abuse the test knife got. Sorry about the video editing my teenage daughter put it together. YouCut_20191102_204815670.mp4 YouCut_20191102_204815670.mp4
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This is a small machete, the blade is forged from a piece of 5160, the handle is a piece of Brazilian bloodwood. Blade is 12.5 inches with the handle at 5 inches.
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This is my first hidden tang and guard. This has been a learning experience, and my first lesson is that I need a better set of files. The guard kicked my butt. The pommel and guard are made of brass. The guard has a aluminum top on it since my sloppy file work left a real loose fit. The pommel is threaded onto the tang. The handle is made from elm wood and oak with copper spacers. The blade is forged from a leaf spring. The blade length is 15.5 inches long and 2.5 inches wide. The hanndle is 5.5 inches long.
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Thanks guys! I think I was hand sanding for about 3 hours... cant really say for sure it turned into a blur after the 600 grit
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Finally a blade I want to show off. A coworker wanted a Bowie type of knife for a gift to his aging father. The steel is 5160, I forged it out and tempered it in the oven at 400 for 2 hours.
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I also finished a hatchet type of blade last night. I started off thinking I would make a double bit blade but could not get both sides the same, I hacked off one side to make it a single head hatchet. I screwed up on drifting the hole it went wonky on me. Any tips on drifting straight? The cutting head is crooked as it gets.
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Thanks for the tips guys, yes the one that holds a edge in some places and dont in other areas did have a burn mark on the very edge while grinding, I ground off the burn mark thinking if I took off enough of the burned area I would be safe. I guess I was wrong. Any way to save a blade after that happens? Other than pop of the scales and re-heat treat?
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Third knife is also made from a recycled mower blade, hold edge well at the bottom of the blade, and top of the blade, but the middle third of it wont.