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    Need an idea for a forged spear pole material

    Ok perhaps my strangest question yet :p I'm about to forge a spear head but I don't know what would be good for a pole. I considered oak for strength but it can shatter, I considered waxwood for flex but it can flex too much. I need it too be as tough as possible, hard but not brittle. Doesnt...
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    Need an idea for a forged spear pole material

    Ok perhaps my strangest question yet :p I'm about to forge a spear head but I don't know what would be good for a pole. I considered oak for strength but it can shatter, I considered waxwood for flex but it can flex too much. I need it too be as tough as possible, hard but not brittle. Doesnt...
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    Another of my odd steel questions

    I'm going to make a steel order soon... Really trying to keep costs to a minimum. I noticed Aldos 1095 is less expensive than his 1084. I always considered 1095 slightly superior, you can get a decent hamon with it. Although it seems to require some skill (HT control) to really get the best of...
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    Need some 240v electrical advice

    Not sure if this counts as shop talk or heat treating. I want to move my evenheat HT 240v kiln across the shop but there is no outlet. I dont want to open walls. My idea is to take some 3/0 guage cable or larger. Remove the outlet at one end of the room and hardwire the new 55' length into...
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    Comparing damascus

    I will be attempting damascus as some time in the near future and have a quick question. It seems from my research combinations of 1084, 1075, 1095 and so on with something like 15N20 are the most popular. Most talk about the steels forgability and contrast... I can't find a whole lot on...
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    Leather lined kydex

    I like kydex for it's durability simplicity and ability to make an adjustable friction retention but I don't like how it can wear on a blade. I wan't to make a hybrid sheath with leather lined kydex... From the homework I've done it sounds like nobody does this or thinks it's a good idea...
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    1084 or 1095

    This week my mother passed away suddenly, so I turned to my best friend the same day and found out she had commited suicide... Now im numb and trying to distract myself by diving back into my work... All my blade steel is gone but for a pile of random scraps... 1084/1095 idk which are which...
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    Embarrassing to ask but...

    I'm 37... And other than a brief (strange) relationship i've been single my whole life. I spend all the time with the dream of meeting someone on my mind but it seems like the most impossible thing. Dont know what i'm doing wrong... I really dont want to be single the rest of my life. Just never...
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    Some waaaaay off topic thoughts

    I just moved too an actual city, with real people and everything lol. What a strange feeling... All the shops and traffic (more than just a moose) Jist before I moved I was working on a knife in my shop. It was clamped to my sanding vise and I had other things on my mind. Forgot that it was...
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    Ok here we go... Knife number five

    Just completed knife number five, five more too go (before tomorrow *rolls eyes*) This is a 12" 1084 recurve with SS bolster (mat finish) bubinga handle and stone washed blade. This knife has been in the works for a while now in one form or another. I've made several experimental versions that...
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    What a day...

    Im in a hurry to get a bunch of blades finished. It was going good but slow till now. Today was such a waste, hours and hours spent trying to pin a bolster and all I did was mess up the knife. I clean and clean the pin holes... They work fine. As soon as I apply the epoxy they wont go through...
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    Flooding/pics

    Thought some might find this interesting... This is the worst rain i've seen in my area ever. Today is non stop water control, tarping everything and getting the pumps going. Heres a shot of my shooting range just behind my workshop. The bridge I just built is washed away, you can see it in...
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    Grit before acid etch and stone wash?

    Just another of my quick (before I go ahead) questions. I'm about to etch a few 1084/1095 blades in muriatic acid then stone them :p I was mostly wondering what grit you hand sand too before the etch? I was thinking ~320-400? Dip in acid for five minutes then neutralize with windex. Never...
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    Business names and makers marks?

    I'm running out of ideas. For many many years i've been waiting to name and register my business but I never have because EVERY name I can come up with that has any meaning to me is taken lol :p Now I have a batch of blades about to finish up and go to homes and they have no names or marks :(...
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    Hamon clay patterns picture thread?

    Just what the title says. I see quite a wide variety of hamons out there and not so many images of the clay coat that produced them. I would love to see some (if anyone wants to share). Kind of a "this pattern, developed into this" I dont yet have a complete hamon but I can show the clay coat.
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    1095 fillet knife?

    I have some really thin 1095 and someone asked if I could make a fillet knife from it. Is it possible to heat treat 1095 for maximum flexibility, and if so... Whats the procedure? Thanks!
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    More random hamon related questions

    Sorry, long day in the shop and i'm getting depressed :p While working on this first attempt at a hamon I started to wonder... Why all the hamd sanding? Can't I just bring it to a mirror finish like I normally would and final buff on the buffing wheel. Then clean the blade of residue, etch, and...
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    Vanishing plunge lines?

    Ok this current knife came out of HT great! Now i'm hand sanding... I finally had nice clean plunge lines and my hand sanding is destroying them. I considered using a file gaurd BUT then I can't sand the ricasso. sanding the ricasso is rounding the edge ... Any yeah... How do you guys do this?
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    What did I do?! Normalize 1095...

    Im prepping a couple of 1095 for my first attempt at a hamon. After the rough grind I normalized at 1575 and cooled in still air... Ok now what? I've never normalized before... They are hard as heck. I'm using 80 grit and it's not having any effect at removing the carbon scale. Did I miss a...
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    Evenheat off by 20* I was right

    Title pretty much sums it up. I suspected the temperature on my evenheat was off by quite a few degrees. I set up and calibrated my Auberins PID controller and K type thermocouple to exactly 32.0* in an ice slurry. I drilled a hole in the centre of the front door of my heat treat oven and...
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