dragoncutlery Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 21 hours ago, Alex Middleton said: That was my thought as well. I'm going to give that a try next time I'm out in the shop. I have a feeling that it's not going to do anything though. It sucks. The motor isn't a TEFC, otherwise I'd put it on my 2x48 as one hell of an upgrade to the 1/2 hp that's on there now. its not ideal but until i upgraded to a 3phase motor so i could use a vfd to control speed i never had any thing on my grinder that wasn't an open motor never killed one but i did out grow one or two Brandon Sawisch bladesmith eagles may soar but weasels don't get sucked in to jet engines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Middleton Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) Appreciate it sir. I just tried switching them and got nothing. Shy of getting really creative, that motor is a no go for the surface grinder, at least running on 115 anyway. I was thinking about switching everything around to run in the opposite direction, but I'm afraid it could cause the wheel to loosen up which would be less than ideal. Edited November 26, 2021 by Alex Middleton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Middleton Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Finally got my forging area laid out a bit better. Also finished roughing out my first real foray into forged kitchen knives. 213 layers of 1084 and 15n20, with a 15n20 edge bar welded on. My little bottle jack press made a huge difference in getting this thing done. I'd probably still be hammering on the second stack without it. We'll see how well this ends up coming out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Middleton Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 It's alive, IT'S ALIVE! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!! I had an old face mount pump motor sitting on the shelf. Turns out that one was reversible. The temporary mounting system is somewhat, "custom". But now that I know it works I can fab up a new mounting plate for it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyO Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) Hello all. It's been a good week. Had decent weather for a few days, so took advantage and remembered to take pics of what was done yesterday. These (along with 3 others from yesterday) are now soaking in vinegar, and 6 others from the other days are now in their 1st tempering cycle after quenching... Edited November 28, 2021 by billyO 3 RIP Bear....be free! as always peace and love billyO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Stocksdale Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 I've made my own heat-treating kiln. Had to adjust a few things, but today I was able to do my normalizations, heat for quench, and temper on 2 different batches of blades. I'm thrilled! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Handsanding on the 7 1/2 (rimu) and 5 1/2 inch chef's (dyed lacewood) and a heavy hunter I want to try on the hill next hunt with the orange liners and spacer. 2 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Gerber Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Unsuccessful local market and day=job BS kept me out of the shop this weekend, but at least I'm busy with a few things.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyO Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Good morning, all. For some reason, I seem to be in a picture taking mood, and here's the blades after heat treating. 2 of them had slight warps out of the quench, and this time I only needed the normal 2 tempering sessions to get them straight. I need to remember to do my asymmetrical grinds after heat treating.... PS- The funky shaped tang on the bottom one is where I had a coupon that I broke off to check the grain. This one is my first completely powder blade and I wanted to check my grain. 2 RIP Bear....be free! as always peace and love billyO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Nice array of stuff, guys! Personally, I screwed up a folder beyond repair at the last step of the build. I can salvage the blade and spring, but the liners and bolsters are trash, as are the briar burl scales. Sucks, but that's why not many people build traditional slipjoints, right? If it was easy everyone would do it. Every single step is a chance to screw up, and I do, frequently! And I also discovered that the 1/16" nickle silver rod I ordered months ago is 0.064" instead of 0.0625" like my drills, reamers, and heading die. Expensive, unusable (for my purposes) trash. Wish I could remember where I got it so I could call 'em up and let them know my feelings on the subject. I have told the place that sold me AEB-L marked 0.094" that was actually 0.112" (a pic of the label with a micrometer helped), and they made it better. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 I came home from 4 days in the NM woodland and found this had arrived. One of my winter projects is a step closer to reality. Actually, several projects got a step closer....... 3 “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 11/28/2021 at 1:10 PM, Alan Longmire said: the 1/16" nickle silver rod I ordered months ago is 0.064" instead of 0.0625" like my drills, reamers, and heading die. Expensive, unusable (for my purposes) trash. Not trash. I have had the same problem and I fix it with a bit of 400 grit sandpaper between my thumb and forefinger and the drill press........YMMV “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Killham Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Made this out of O1 with walnut burl handle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Tore out all the firebrick in my forge today, it was definitely time. When I first started forging I was so efficient that I could forge and work on bevels with my file jig in between heats. Or at least I thought I could, untill the forge got up to heat and I melted a horseshoe rasp in half. Since then I have tried multiple times to melt steel together with copious amounts of flux to make damascus. However, I am older, wiser, and more educated now, so I am redoing my forge in preparation for my next damascus endeavors. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Walker Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 On 11/28/2021 at 3:10 PM, Alan Longmire said: as are the briar burl scales I think I know where that one was going and I'm . Matt Walker https://www.youtube.com/@onedamascusmaker/videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 10 hours ago, Matt Walker said: I think I know where that one was going and I'm . You and me both. And Joshua, I know I can do that, it just greatly annoys me that I have to. Rod sold as 1/16" should be that, not 5/64". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert McCann Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Yesterday finished up this forged wrought iron letter opener with a Mesquite handle. It's a Christmas gift for a family member. I gave it a slight antique finish. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaron Martindale Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) Not entirely knife related, and it was last night, but I thought I'd share the hobby that helps pay for the hobby of knife making A Few small Beads and other trinkets I dremel out of brass and other various materials. I know my soldering is atrocious, but after patina-ing it turns out kind of neat. Edited December 2, 2021 by Jaron Martindale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Middleton Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Added another resident to my "Shelf of Shame". I've been working on a damascus kitchen knife lately. Finally got it ready to etch, and the pattern was completely jacked. It was supposed to be 106 layers on each side of a 15n20 core. Poor forging caused it to come out off center a touch and ended up with a nice pattern on one side, and almost no pattern whatsoever on the other. I'm pretty sure I know where I went wrong so I'll chalk it up to get another learning experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 17 hours ago, Alex Middleton said: Added another resident to my "Shelf of Shame Why not complete it and keep it for yourself? If your welds are good and you like the shape, it'll make a good tool you'll use daily and will eventually come up with pointers for the nexts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Middleton Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Joël Mercier said: Why not complete it and keep it for yourself? Someday I may. There's a few minor design issues that I wasn't totally happy with as well. My shelf is right above my workbench. It gives me a constant reminder of the mistakes that have been made, and how to avoid them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert McCann Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Finished forging this chef knife yesterday. I've struggled with these, but feel like it's coming together now. As forged. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyO Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gilbert McCann said: Finished forging this chef knife yesterday.... Looks pretty good to me. Is that going to be an integral? What was the starting stock size? Edited December 8, 2021 by billyO RIP Bear....be free! as always peace and love billyO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert McCann Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, billyO said: Looks pretty good to me. Is that going to be an integral? What was the starting stock size? Yes integral. I started with 1 1/8 I used that because I had been having so much trouble pulling down the heel. I think 1 inch would be ok now. Here it is with some profiling and tang grinding. Edited December 8, 2021 by Gilbert McCann Spelling 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 22 hours ago, Gilbert McCann said: Yes integral. I would very much appreciate seeing you grind that. An integral is on my list and I'm trying hard to figure out the grinding. On 12/7/2021 at 2:44 PM, Alex Middleton said: My shelf is right above my workbench. It gives me a constant reminder of the mistakes that have been made, and how to avoid them. I have a similar shelf that is getting crowded..... 2 “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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