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Hi, Im Tucker, I forge out of a shared shop space in santa ana with some friends, ive been smithing for about 5+ years and making knives for the last 2 years, so im not quite a novice but not too experienced to learn. i find that some guys with too many years of exp are unwilling to try new things and learn because the already know it all, i defiantly dont fall in that camp lol...
 
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Very nice! Can you explain the process of stamping "T A P" in the blade??? I would love to be able to do that neatly. Total noob here


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Very nice! Can you explain the process of stamping "T A P" in the blade??? I would love to be able to do that neatly. Total noob here


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I welded up a little jig to keep the stamps aligned, I use an arbor press to mark them in the blade then I re-stamp them individually to get the desired depth. Be careful to keep them in the original mark or ull double stamp and it looks funny. Its a little tricky to get it right



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I welded up a little jig to keep the stamps aligned, I use an arbor press to mark them in the blade then I re-stamp them individually to get the desired depth. Be careful to keep them in the original mark or ull double stamp and it looks funny. Its a little tricky to get it right



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Thanks! I never thought of a jig lol makes sense


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