Geoff Keyes 700 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 This is an idea I've been fiddling with in my head. I had the forge hot and decided to go for it. It's a mezzaluna challenge coin thingee. End of a bar, forged out to silver dollar size. I gave it an overnight etch in white vinegar and a hand scrub at 600. It's not sharp yet, and it's going to need a little pocket protector. What do you think? 4 "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Lester 414 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 Not sure what I'm looking at but I like it. Doug HELP...I'm a twenty year old trapped in the body of an old man!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff Keyes 700 Posted July 2 Author Share Posted July 2 Like a challenge coin, it's a thing to put in the little pocket in your jeans. Except that it will have an edge, not very much edge, but something. I need to experiment with the grind, there probably is a better way than what I did. g "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 2,573 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 (edited) So this is a pocket knife kind of thing, right? How thick is it? Edited July 2 by Joshua States “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 post Share on other sites
Geoff Keyes 700 Posted July 2 Author Share Posted July 2 The hand side is a just about .250, it's got a big plunge in the middle and it thins almost to sharp at the edge. I still need to make it sharp enough to cut, but I wanted to see what the pattern looked like. I did some gimping on the fat edge. g "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,887 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 Interesting... For the pocket protector, I see a small rare earth magnet being a handy thing. Just a tiny one, sewn into a leather pocket the sharp edge slips into. Is that sort of what you were thinking? Cool idea, anyway. I certainly haven't seen anything like it! Link to post Share on other sites
AJ Chalifoux 113 Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 I like this idea a lot. I think a thick spine (~3/8" maybe?) with a smooth indent in the middle of the flat of the grip area to serve as a thumb rest could be comfortable too. Facebook Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff Keyes 700 Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 The leather pocket is just what I was thinking, with or without the magnet. I was thinking about a hole through the piece, but an indent works better as it preserves the pattern. I may do another in mono steel to see if I can forge more of the taper in g 1 "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 2,573 Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Seriously outside the box. I like it “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 post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,422 Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Neat. Sort of a pocket hand axe. Only Damascus instead of flint, and finger sized. -Brian Link to post Share on other sites
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