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Hey Brad I’m open for any ideas. If all goes well in the heat treat I plan on drawing it back at 375*for an hour twice. Don’t ask me why it just seems like a good starting point. Then if I get the color I want I check the spine with a file and RC test it. If it’s all good I guess I’ll...

Well Brad I reckon that was what the “Any ideas” was all about. But my little pea brain idea is to heat treat it like 10xx. If it turns out good great if not it cost me about $ 20.00 in gas and electricity. But hey I’ll try anything once. Sometime twice if I’m not smart enough to figure...

Welcome to the pack Bob. That’s a fine looking knife and leather you got there. Sorry that you have to live in Texas :biggrin: Todd

Thanks Murph. Yep I’ll bring it. Heck I’ll even bring yours. Actually it’s in the truck now so I DON’T forget it:biggrin: I might even get to work on 1 or 2 the next couple of nights. Todd

Here is a little piece that I started playing around with about a year ago. A buddy brought me a Chevy 4x4 transfer case chain and wanted to make a damascus knife out of it. So we made up a couple of billets and he lost interest in it, and in knife making. Well sometime last summer I...

Yes she is a sweetie Lin making kindling John about to cut the rope Lin cuts a double John lining up on the water bottles Lin slicing through the water bottles Jim showing off slicing through the water bottles left-handed No wait Jim is left-handed Lin...

Well First off Welcome. Second how did you heat-treat it? If I’m not wrong, which often I am just ask my wife, most rasp are an A series steel = air hardening. Which means you had a bugger of a time forging it for your second blade, Good Job:thumbup1: I have to agree with Murph on the...

Pansy, bet Nadine ain’t whining:biggrin: Just kidding my friend. Good for you. You know I could do the same thing but would have to stop somewhere along the way for a cigarette and a beer or three. Had just finished up with the garden and was having a beer when I got your message. Put...

First shop-visit / hammer-in of the year. Saturday 3/12 was the first scheduled shop-visit for the AKA. It was in the new blacksmith/metal casting shop at UALR. I have no idea how many people/students stop by to watch but there was a nice crowd that attended. Here is part of the people...

Well as promised two pieces of 5160 that’s ready for the work to start. Hey I made the photos normal size:les: I don't think my overalls will fit anymore so I'll just have to remain resistible:3: Todd

Murph I don’t think the toasters trans would hold up to that. My first thought was a design for an air compressor. You talk about a quick recovery compressor. How about replacing the motor in a BMW scooter with one of those. I guess I wouldn’t be able to call it a scooter with 300hp. Todd

Heck Murph I got me a pair. I haven't wore them in probably 20+ years. May have to get them out and see if it will work with the Mrs:biggrin: May have to get them out to see if they will still fit:s12137: And the Mrs. will be off next weekend so on shop time, I got me sum chores:2: Todd

Yea Right! Well Murph got kicked out of the house Sunday. I felt sorry for the Dawg so I had him come out to my shop for a little Heat an Beat just to ease his mind. It had been awhile since I had forged anything and boy was it obvious. That hammer looked like a beagle pup on its first...

Rex I am glad to hear that you’re alright. That is a scare when it happens, but you’ll be better now than you have been in years. Listen to your new Doc, follow his instruction on diet and exercise. You’ll find that you will like the new diet. You’ll eat much better food and I mean taste better...

Must be something about them overalls or loading or unloading a knife shop cause me and Murph went to this Mexican place for lunch. We had no more got set down at a table and in strolled 8 women behind us and sat right behind Murph. Now I don’t know ifin it was because Nadine met us there or...

Shredding hay yesterday for the better half’s flowerbeds and garden. I had a little help. Murph are you saying that you paint your toe nails:what!: :shush: On second thought I don't want to know that:biggrin: Todd

Hey Murph, I guess Male Modelling isn't really an option, is it? Steve Hey Steve, guess you haven't heard. Murph done went off and got him some Carhart overalls. He'll have them young model types all over him:s12137: Murph what are you doing driving and interwebbing? If you need help...

Sitting in my deer stand one morning. 5 minutes later My avatar “Dad they’re not going drop until the grass turns green now.”

I like the design/flow of the knife, but just a little friendly advise. You’re letting your cucumbers get too big:biggrin: Todd

Welcome to the pack. Knives and dawgs you say. Yep you'll fit right in, pull up a chair. Todd