Jeremy Blohm Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) Some rail road track forged out for another project and figured I would use some for this. Took some sacrificial samples Heat treated one in water and one in oil this is a picture of the pieces after quenching and breaking. then the forging commences and now I'm sitting here in the emergency room awaiting stitches. Edited December 17, 2019 by Jeremy Blohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Christenberry Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Ouch! Happens in a split second, doesn't it. 1 Chris www.chrischristenberry.com WHEW!!! If I could only know now what I "thought" I knew back then.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Griffin Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Guess you should have been working on that honey do list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 That it does..... I'm thinking to myself I need box jaw tongs and i see Niels Provos just uploaded a video of making some!!!!! 7 stitches later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) I hope they let me out of here soon......I have more work to do!!!!! Edited December 13, 2019 by Jeremy Blohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Christenberry Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 That reminds me, I need to sew up a rip in some jeans. Sorry man, I just couldn't resist. Never fun to get hurt and certainly not fun to have someone make light of it. Chris www.chrischristenberry.com WHEW!!! If I could only know now what I "thought" I knew back then.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Ouch! Was that by hand or with the power hammer? Power hammers certainly require well-fitted tongs for just that reason. I do hope you had on some safety glasses, half an inch lower and you'd be far less happy if you didn't have them on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Yes it was the power hammer and no I wasn't wearing safety glasses. I'm walking into Walmart right now and that is on the list of crap to get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 I bought a 3 pack of safety glasses!!! 2 hours ago, Chris Christenberry said: Sorry man, I just couldn't resist No worries...I've been laughing about it the whole time! Even though it should t be a laughing matter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Middleton Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 You'd better finish that thing! I want to be able to say that I have a knife made by Scarface! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 Oh I will finish this one. I almost just took it and smashed it to hell under the hammer after it hit me until I felt the blood start to run down my face. That's when I shut the hammer down and headed to the ER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 I'm debating on if the finger swell(?) Was a good idea and if I leave it the retention strap might not work as its supposed to. Its kinda difficult making a blade to fit a sheath. I need to get leather working tools and start making my own sheaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Middleton Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 If its positioned right, it looks like it would work fine. I can imagine how much of a pain it could be to fit a knife to a sheath. Be careful though, leather is an entire rabbit hole all on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 So I'm going to finish this up and I was wondering what everyone though if a pineapple twist in the handle? I don't want any hot spots in the hand while using it! On 12/12/2019 at 6:54 PM, Alex Middleton said: You'd better finish that thing! I want to be able to say that I have a knife made by Scarface! Are you sure that's the reason or do you want the knife that made Scarface!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 Some finish forging and prepping for heat treating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 (edited) Thermal cycling with charcoal in a pipe. And a bar in the forge to preheat the oil. Edited December 14, 2019 by Jeremy Blohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 The handle ended up bigger than anticipated. These knives are a little more difficult to get right than they look. This is the blade as forged. I tried to get it as close to the finished shape as I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 (edited) The more I look at it ..the proportions are way off. I HAVE to do something about the size of this handle. Edited December 14, 2019 by Jeremy Blohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Nipped off the end of the tang and forged it down a bit with the power hammer. I also flattened my heat treat pipe a bit to make it oval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 In still not sold on the finger groove. Should I forge it down and just make a normal blacksmith knife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Since you have held it in hand it's up to you, but this is my two cents. I like the look of the finger groove, but I can also see where it might not be very comfortable to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 I'm not sure what to do. I know I need to get it finished though. Today is the deadline. I think I will forge it down. I'm going to ask my wife's opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 My wife and my daughter told me to forge the finger groove out. It had sharp corners anyway and I should have taken care of it before heat treating. It w im lm be finished by 10 am tomorrow. I hope this doesn't disqualify me. I should be able to ship by tomorrow afternoon or Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Looks damn good! Now im worried mine is to lean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Blohm Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 It is forged really close to shape. The edge was forged to less than the thickness of a dime so there is very little grinding and will have a full on Brute de-forge look to it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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