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alright, thanks. no sketches, just imagining what a medium 5" in. blade bowie would look like full tanged. Mike, i was thinking that i'd come back from the flats of the ricasso and make it tapered to the back and front and curve the handle area slightly for ergonomics thus almost making a finger...

here's teh entire album on facebook LOL but here's my anvil setup. Also, i'm attempting a full tang bowie. i was trying to setup the area directly behind the blade edge at the ricasso that's so prominent on forged blades. like this ...

that's what i'm dealing with...btw.

thanks gang, i've seen Godzilla and have been contemplating making one, but with no real anvil, i'm forced to use such a small work face that i'd have to place it on the ground or on a stump to even use something similar. Also, was just forging on a new piece of steel and after i forged the tip...

well looking back at the video i believe he was striking it with another hammer, but it's off screen so i digress :) my hammer control lies in drawing out the steel for the handle area and not hitting the ricasso because i use a cross peen to make ridges and then the other side to move the steel...

thanks, yes i want to do as little grinding as possible on blades.

I watched a youtube video entitled "forging a bowie" by this cat named Brent and he used what seemed to be a flatter and did overlapping strikes to smooth the knife out. Is this something alot of makers do? I've been looking at this hammer, it comes in short handle and long handle and two...

ten four, i ended up using a chop saw at work....but i have a nice old hand axe that i'll give a shot.

got in some 5160 1/4x1-1/4 and with using my new GS tongs I've found my new love...travis tritt on the cassette player in the garage, sweltering heat from the forge, and an ice cold coca cola cowboy...anyways, dream sequence over. I do have a question. I need to do a cut on this flat bar. I know...

i'm a boss at a coal prep plant and also a combat engineer with the KY army national guard.

i happen to really like the middle drawing :) but i'm a sucker for anything that looks like a coffin handle...but not much on the recurve..

hey brother, lovin' the pics...have fun and i'll pm you some updated pictures of my WIP soon.

Update: Glen's tongs came in today, they are absolutely amazing and a hairsaver on my arms and hands hahahha will take pics when I get home from the weekend.

I emailed him and he's going to make me what I need. :) Hopefully they'll come in around the same time the 5160 i ordered comes in hahahha.

thanks dogs, was forging this evening and got a little frustrated with the shape i ended up with...looks like a retarded fighter LOL.

i emailed Glen at GStongs.com this morning.

i'd be interested in some tong making tutorials :) we all know we want them ahaha box jaw and the like :)

Thanks all for the replies. Wayne, thanks for the info I'll do some research over there. Making my own would be awesome, vs. paying :)

I'm needing a set of box jaw tongs setup for 1/4" thick flat bar with 1-1/4" width. Haven't had a hellova lot of luck finding any online.

thanks for your generosity Chris!!!