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I got an anvil in a trade not long ago and it has a small saddled spot. I did some research and found I can use a Lincoln 7018 electrode to build up the saddle but I was curious if there is a particular pattern that is to be welded when building a saddle up? A mackay 32 and a mackay 58 were...

I etched the 3v to aid in its corrosion resistance. It was suggested by Jerry Hossom to do so. Since I jade the pieces after breaking the blade I placed them in FC for differnt length of time to see what I liked. The 3v will get little specks of orange or red rust on the surface but under that...

I added another pic Doug. You know Dan told me I need to setup a photo Booth and I think I will make it a priority. Thank you as well Doug. I figured I would post it just to let others know that I do make them and not just comment but its not ment to be a look at me post as I am a new Guy as well.

As a kid I was introduced at an early age to the schrade sharpfinger and have found it to be a great time tested skinning knife but being able to express its attributes in a new and unique platform is what drives me to learn more and take on bigger challenges. The blade is from the first...

There is a good video on YouTube, 4 parts I think, on producing a hamon as well as the Polish and etching. Also Nick Wheeler posted how he brings the hamon out. Do a google search for Nick Wheeler's hamon.

Grats on your hamon.

Thank you Joe. All good advice

Yes sir none of the burner will stick into the chamber. I welded a tapped burner holder onto the forge so I am not just sticking the bell coupling into a hole in the side of the forge. I was not sure if the burner design that High temp sells with the added pipe nipple coming off the bell reducer...

In the plans for Don Fogg's burner he has just the 1 1/4-1" bell reducer on the end of the nipple, but the burner from high temp has a 1" piece of pipe nipple added onto their burner. Does adding the pipe nipple help the burner?

Thanks Fred, i am following Don Fogg's plans pretty close. My forge body is 10" ID and 18" long 3/8 thick but it was free with one bottom already welded on so you know what they say about a gift horse :) A little over 2 years ago I bought the kaolwool saninite, bubble alumina, ITC, which in now...

Thanks Bruce, time to fire up the cutting torch!

On my horizontal forge the burner holder is placed on a tangent so that the flames hits the top edge of the forge and creates turbulence within to give a more equal temp, mixing of the gases and to keep the flame directly off the work piece. Now in the plans for a Vertical it shows and says to...

If you have a regular vice already mounted then you just need a piece of angle iron with a leather strip covering it. Use a C clamp with a piece of wood between it and the blade to keep from scratching the knife. I took mine a step further and tapped several bolts in the flat so that when I...

I have had very good results with PBC on everything below 1600* ,however I lost some blades trying to use it 1950 even though the pbc I have is rated at 2200*, PBC special. The special needs 750* to stick but when I used it on some 3v I lost all 6 blades:( the PBC melted and ran down the bevels...

Sounds great to me, I with you fellars ! Seriously though I like having answers where they can be found. I search out the answers before I ask or post but as mentioned the info can be sparse and in general terms and I like a more in depth response. I am performance driven and it bugs me to...

Tracy I am not certain but Aldo said 1600. He said that argon or nitrogen is pumped from underneath the pot so as to purge the O2 and that the AO appears to be molten but its not. Once things settle down at his place he is hoping to build a small unit in his knife shop. I am pretty sure Kevin...

As to the metallurgical explanation I dont know why higher Manganese will not produce a hamon as in 1084 or in 5160 or 52100 its the chromium I believe as those are two of the steels I am more familiar with. I did not know that 1095 came in two types either. I believe I understand the...

I had called Aldo about some steel and we began chatting about this and that. In the chat he mentions wanting to build a fluidiezed bed furnace that uses Aluminum oxide powder as the media instead of molten salt. He said the furnace is built the same way as a salt pot is but he believes it...

Hopefully the "Weatherman" is right with the above forcast of information! Sorry its a corny pun but I had to type it :) I have seen that blade several places and it was mentioned about a dual banding in the hamon. Was this believed to be from using the torch? Beautiful blade by the way.

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