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  1. scott.livesey

    thoughts on kitchen knives

    some rambling by an old sailor. thinner is better, most of the time. most blades in my kitchen are 1.5mm or 1/16" at thickest part of spine. back to basics, geometry cuts and it is easier to get good geometry with thin steel. for old folks like me, size and weight makes a difference. my...
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    been gone awhile

    back after loosing wife to cancer, loosing mom to age, and my sanity to covid. hope to be back on forum more. scott
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    Remnants of Michael just passed here

    Tropical storm Michael is about gone from Raleigh area. the 'eye' passed about 5 miles west of the house about 5pm. Other than a few limbs and scary wind, no damage to my house. Hope everyone made it thru ok.
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    Gathering data for cutting board material tests

    Trying to get some base data to do testing. I am using a basic digital postage scale. I added cutting board and item to cut, then zeroed. To slice an onion in half, I saw max weight of 6 pounds. Does this sound reasonable? Is this pressure or force? once i have some base line numbers, I want to...
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    Florence is coming

    no, not an aunt or cousin or the title of a bad XXX movie. varies between Cat 4 and Cat 5 hurricane. will come visit us in Eastern NC Thursday thru Saturday. forecast track keeps moving south. Sunday forecast track went over my house, now track is about 75 miles south. still forecast >10"...
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    forging video

    short forging video. all knifemakers should have a rig like this in their backyard https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bzr4geIwLIKAY1dLX1VISjV1T2s
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    current test mules

    I haven't made any knives for sale since winter, a bit of burn out i guess. late spring I made some test mules to try new shapes and grinds. I have some blanks cut to make more, hope to get working on them soon, one will include the kith. the idea was to make a smaller knife that can handle...
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    metallurgical lab exam of samurai sword

    a US Army met lab exam and testing of a captured samurai sword http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/b962712.pdf
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    Scott's KITH WIP

    cut out some blanks and did pre-heat treat grinding. top two are 1.2519, bottom two are O1. final blade should be similar to this O1 at Rc62-63, 1/16" spine, 3 3/4"" cutting edge, 4 1/4" handle, 1.8 ounce weight
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    trying to show spine thickness

    a picture of a EDK(every day kitchen) knife. I used a dime to give reference
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    ideas for a small shop

    for those who want the biggest and best http://www.trueforge.com/cgi-bin/page.pl?action=view_product&id=2416&subid=92&mainid=6 max temperature is 2200F. will handle pieces up to 36 x 13 x 11 FEET to complete the shop...
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    why you don't lip a spanish mackerel

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    Knife and steel testing

    When talking knives and blade steel, you usually see three terms used a lot. Hardness, toughness and wear resistance. Hardness usually is shown as RcXX and is obtained from a Rockwell C hardness tester. If I test my blade on a calibrated tester and get a value, I should be able to use any...
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    basic kitchen knife

    basic kitchen knife. 8" blade, 2" at widest part, 1/16" O1 ht'd to Rc62-63. walnut handle. what i like the best is total weight of 3 ounces.
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    AKS 8670

    Just bought a couple of pieces to try, some for kitchen utility knives and one cleaver. has anyone else tried this steel? any heat treat tips? Here is composition: C: 0.71 Cr: 0.43 Mn: 0.50 Ni: 0.88 Si: 0.28 I was thinking 1550F, soak for 5 to 7 minutes, quench in oil. temper at 300F for...
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    Some 'How To" articles on finishing wood

    Here some articles I found about finishing. This one deals with using epoxy http://www.woodworkersinstitute.com/wood-turning/techniques/finishing-and-abrasives/penetrative/finishing-with-epoxy-resin/ This one deals with oil finishes and includes ratings of most oil based finishes...
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    new steel from Aldo

    Aldo has posted on BF that he may be bringing in two new steels. the first in 1.2842 or 90MnCrV8 or O2 Typical analysis: Carbon 0.90% Manganese 1.90% Chromium 0.50% Silicon 0.35% Vanadium 0.15% heat treat for this one seems pretty straight forward, heat to 1500F, short...
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    porch visitors

    hi, just a snap or two of my summertime porch visitors.
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    Very Light Ajikiri Style Paring knives

    These paring knives have a blade shape based on the JapaneseAjikiri. The shape allows the knife to cut meat and vegetables muchthicker than a conventional paring knife. The blade and handleangles allow push cuts over a cutting board without your knucklesbanging the board. The knives are 8 ½...
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    "Standard Work" for belt testing

    i have been experimenting with different speed and coolant combinations while grinding. I am going to start recording data and see which combinations work the best. the key is Standard Work, what task are we going to do. if i say blaze belts last twice as long as gator belts, have i really...
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