Eric Niefert Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Anyone else way behind on Christmas presents? Lol. A few done, a long ways to go on the wife’s kitchen knife set. my first time working with AEB-L. Is it just me or is that stuff brutal on belts after heat treatment?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles dP Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 12:29 AM, Francis Gastellu said: If you squint hard enough, you can see a really nice shop there Oh man. I swear I can see it. Really glad for you. This is going to be awesome! 1 "The way we win matters" (Ender Wiggins) Orson Scott Card Nos, qui libertate donati sumus, nes cimus quid constet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 9 hours ago, Eric Niefert said: Is it just me or is that stuff brutal on belts after heat treatment?! I haven't found it to be worse than, say, 1084. It's pretty tame for a stainless. Wait til you try CPM S30V. That stuff is immune to abrasives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Spending some quality time on the stiching horse today. Ran to town to mail a knife this morning and the truck thermometer read a balmy -20 degrees Fahrenheit and it's supposed to drop to -70ish tomorrow with wind-chill. I live in the middle of nowhere it's true, but I promise it's not actually Antarctica. With no heat in my shop I'm going to be taking a few days off. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian T Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Started my first blade ever (a rail spike knife). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian T Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I already found out how dumb it is to do this work in flipflops. Leather shoes for now on. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Petrina Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 At 800 grit prepared for the last etch. Give me ideas for handles lads, I am kind a lost with this one. The core should manifest more than on the construction grind shown. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Jaro Petrina said: Give me ideas for handles lads Blackened brass bolster, waisted grip with a minimally carved central belt? Or maybe a black horn bolster? Trying to stay with the dark and bright theme the blade shows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Petrina Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 9 hours ago, Alan Longmire said: Blackened brass bolster, waisted grip with a minimally carved central belt? Or maybe a black horn bolster? Trying to stay with the dark and bright theme the blade shows... When I etch most of it will be like snow, with about third of the core sticking out. Hm. But I have some horn, must investigate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Petrina Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Some progress. It will have metal fittings and the lower one with and eyelet and ring. Eastern inspired. Utterly fantastical though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Not knife related, but it was in the shop... Too cold to run the smoker outside, so I fired up the coal stove and got the shop up to around 40F. I was going to do that anyway to keep stuff from freezing during the cold snap. Once the smoker was fired with apple wood, I opened the windows to keep the smoke and CO levels within limits so I could check it every 15 minutes. CO never got above 60ppm, and with the outside temp at 8 degrees F and a 20 mph wind, the shop stabilized at around 30 degrees F for the next four hours. The result: a 4-lb rack of baby back pork ribs! Sauce on the side, of course. Standard rub of brown sugar, mustard, salt, black pepper, and paprika, basted once an hour with flat ginger beer. The ribs were excellent, and the shop is gonna smell great for the next few months! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 After a few days break it was back into the shed for some hand sanding. A 5 piece and a 3 piece chef set along with a Tahr Hunter 3 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Tiney Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Finally got back into the shed today after about a7. Month forced break due to an accident earlier this year (see my post in shop safety). Re started the larger belt grinder project (ironic!!!) got the motor mount welded on, motor mounted, and other little bits fabricated, now I've run out of 5mm steel for the tensioner and guide plates, I'll get some out of the scrap bin when I return to work in the new year, photos will follow when it looks a little more like a grinder. Wishing you all a very happy new year. And please be safe in your workshop 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragoncutlery Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) Had to get this one out of my head hopefully back to knife stuff soonish Edited December 28, 2022 by dragoncutlery 5 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...
Garry Keown Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Was heat treating a few blades today and the shed got a bit warm. 1 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 That's only 102 F, which is cooler than the Forged in Fire studio... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Alan Longmire said: That's only 102 F, which is cooler than the Forged in Fire studio... Dont really care what the FIF studio is or the sahara desert is, this was how the day went for me when our temps never reach that naturally. Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Petrina Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) Now the tip and the socket. Lost some lenght due to bad weld. But not as much as it looks on the photo. Edited December 29, 2022 by Jaro Petrina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert McCann Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 I'm liking these outer wrapped patterns more and more. Looking good. @Jaro Petrina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 2:15 PM, Faye said: With no heat in my shop I'm going to be taking a few days off. That's what the forge is for! Nice sheaths 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...
Bill Schmalhofer Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Had two weeks off at the end of the year and between all the Christmas stuff I had to get done, I got these two finished up. The big knife is 1084 / 15N20, stainless steel guard, G10 spacer, and wenge handle. Had the same issue as before with etching this combo as before - part of it just did NOT want to etch. The ricasso section of the blade spent 60 extra minutes in the FeCl2 over what the rest of the blade did. Nada. Don't know why this combo gives me such a head ache, but it does. The chip carving knife is not pretty, but is made from CruForge V and maple. I love / hate that steel. Love it because after rounding out the piece of hard maple to test out the knife, it is still sharp enough to shave hair. Only took about 40 minutes to carve the block. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaro Petrina Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Proof that you properly sealed your stainless foil package for HT: If it vacuum-packs during the plate quench, you did it right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua States Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 2 hours ago, Alan Longmire said: stainless foil package for HT I can never get them open fast enough to make it to the quench “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...
Emery White Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) 13 hours ago, Jaro Petrina said: I really like the pattern weld design on this one. You are really gifted. I'm impressed. How long does it take you to make a knife like that? Edited January 2 by Emery White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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