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Larry Pyne last won the day on November 3 2020
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54 ExcellentAbout Larry Pyne
- Birthday 05/08/1981
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Thanks Billy. I bought a different pair of tongs that will definitely help with holding bars at an angle to hit on the edge and horn. I've been doing everything with a pair of wolf jaw tongs and I have thrown a lot of billets out of the tongs. To avoid me catching everything on fire, including myself, I have been doing everything flat which takes much longer than using the horn. Forging should be quicker and easier with a pair of tongs that can actually hold the billet haha!
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That's awesome! I really like this one. Great work man!
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It does but the problem is holding with the tongs that I have. I dont have a welder so I cant weld a piece of rebar onto the billet. On one of the HD special pieces of steel I cut an extra piece to hold onto but I still had problems keeping the billet under control on the horn. Just holding it flat while using the fuller tool was much easier to manage with the tools/tongs that I have. During the last welding attempt I think I did figure out a way to cut one of the pieces to make the billet manageable on the horn with a pair of tongs that I have now and I think I can avoid throwing the bill
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Holy crap! My 5 layer was around 2" x 4ish" stacks. I didnt heat it to welding temps after I thought it was welded, it just took me many heats to get the bar drawn out and shaped to the blade. Also, some days I was working it past my exhaustion point so I had several heats that I could have avoided if I had just taken a break. Eventually my light bulb went off and I saw my fuller tool on the floor and started using that to draw out the bar. Definitely should have been using that way earlier on. Another lesson learned there.
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Thanks for all the advise everyone. I REALLY appreciate it! I went for round 3 with a stack of 1095/HD special/80CRV2/HD Special/1095 and got it to weld. I forged out a blade expecting it to blow up in the quench but it didn't. I had to heat it so many times to forge out the blade that I basically lost all of the 1095 outer layers. The 80CRV2 core didn't stay perfectly straight but the weld did hold up. Even though the blade isn't really usable, I am very happy that I finally got it! I'll try again with some longer bars so I don't have to hammer so much next time and hopefully keep the
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Thanks Geoff! I definitely had big billowy flames. I'll open up and see if I can get that snappy flame before I try again. Seems like I should get the fire right before I try this again.
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Thank you for the great tips! As grumpy as I am about it today, I know I will keep trying until I get it. The second try looked much better than the first and maybe my next will work! Thanks again!
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Guys I need some tips. The billet I posted above blew up at the quench. So I tried again. I took extra time to make sure everything was ground perfectly and cleaned very well. I felt really good about my second billet and started forging the blade shape. I saw a small separation so I stopped and tried to grind it out but it was very deep. I decided to heat it up and slam it into water to blow it up so I could see the inside and try to see what I'm doing wrong. This billet was wired together, heated to dull red, fluxed with borax, brought to what I thought was welding temp, light taps.
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Learned that one the hard way... Also learned to use an apron... after I caught my hoodie on fire from an angle grinder...
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Hey everyone! I decided to make my first attempt at a forge weld today. I don't have a welder to tack it all together so I used some wire. Someone on here was talking about wire, but I can't remember who to thank for the tip. I used a 1095 core with Home Depot mystery steel around it. I fluxed it twice before the first hits. I did 2 passes with light hits then 2 with medium/heavy hits before I had the nerve to hit the spine. I fluxed between each heat. I think it worked but I'm not 100% sure so I was hoping for some feedback. I want to grind the billet a little more if it looks good t
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Welcome aboard Matt! Your first blades look better than mine for sure!
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Awesome work! I'll bet it would be a blast to swing!
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Alright guys, I'm calling this one D.U.N. dun! I cut the back off these pins and used a dremel to get them completely flat. Then I traced the pins on the scales with a sharpie and cut the holes with a cheap-o dremel due to its very low speed. I set the pins with epoxy then covered them with the epoxy to fill the space above them. I quickly hit the epoxy with fast passes of a propane torch to pull any bubbles out. After it set for 24 hours I started the sanding which took forever haha. The sheath is leather and the designs are burnt in with a wood burner. All in all, I like it and my bud
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I got the micarta and scales on yesterday and started the rough grind on the scales tonight. Im not going to go any further until I get the pins and embed them in the scales. I don't think I'll get the pins until next Tuesday so I guess it's time to start on the sheath. I suck at leatherwork and making sheaths is the bane of my existence haha!
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Thanks Clint! This is the 2nd knife I've made with this 3M Fire Block. It comes in a tube like caulk. Next time I will probably put it on some cardboard and try to paint it on instead of going straight to the blade from the tube.