Larry Pyne

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

Welcome aboard Matt! Your first blades look better than mine for sure!

Awesome work! I'll bet it would be a blast to swing!

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

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!

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.

Wow! The knife is beautiful and the leatherwork is on another level. I really like this piece!

Thanks to you guys! I really appreciate the pointers you guys have given me!

Hey everyone. I hope you guys are doing ok! This is a WIP for a biker buddy of mine. The blade is 1095, false edge across the top with a top and bottom hamon. I used 3M fire block cement to get the hamon. The blade was normalized 3 times, quenched in Parks 50 and tempered at 400F for 2 hours. This the first time I've had the hamon take all the way into the spine. I used 10/1 distilled water to ferric chloride for 9 minutes to bring the hamon out. Next on the to do list is to get the scales on. The biker buddy is giving me a pair of lapel pins for me to embed in the scales.

Hey everyone. Here are my latest 2 knives. I'm still working on my hamons but I think I'm making progress. I finally bought some Parks 50 and some ferric chloride. The knife with the burning on the sheath was quenched in motor oil and the other in Parks 50. The difference is crazy. I also learned to try to mirror your clay on both sides of the blade. I made a paper stencil of the line then traced it on the blade with a sharpie before I put the clay down. As you can see on the burned sheath, I am a fan of the band Tool and burnt in the all seeing eye and their 7 pointed star. I also hi

This blade is beautiful! Outstanding job!

Thanks everyone! Alan - The frog spots were just slightly raised, enough to catch your fingernail on. You're also right about me trying to dial in the HT. I'm a knucklehead and quenched this in the middle of the day with the door open. I usually close the door and turn the lights off to watch the color but I didn't this time. Won't do that again. Brian - This leather I bought is darker than the veg tan I see a lot of other people using. Oddly enough, I just ordered leather from a different brand to see how the new one works out. This leather is a bit soft and I'm

Great looking blade! The handle is awesome!

Hello everyone. As the title says, I forged this blade from an 01 Explorer leaf spring. I bought a bag of vermiculite to allow the blade to slow cool so I could drill the tang. This is the first time I've done this and honestly I was surprised how soft the steel was after I let it sit for 20 hours. It was normalized 3 times, quenched in oil and tempered for 2 hours at 380F. The handle is made of black/silver epoxy scales that my wife ordered online from somewhere and the slats in the handles are a sandwich of 20mm, 30mm, 20mm shells. The blade is patina'd black. I used a wood burner to

Hey everyone. Ive had an old fireman's axe for a while and finally got around to working on it. I decided to try to make it viking ish. I cut the old handle off and did a small amount of forge work to thin out the head a bit. I finished the shaping with a lot of file work and grinder time. The head was quenched in oil. I bought and chopped up a new handle from Lowes. Im pretty sure it's hickory. I have a new wood burner so decided to get fancy. I looked up viking runes and burned in "Bloodfury" on one side and "Slayer of Mortals" on the other. I also burned in a sea serpent on the sh