Started Forging my First Forged Knife tonight
- Thread starter Casey Brown
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Bill Hubbell
KNIFE MAKER
Nothing like 'doing' to learn- and sounds like you are enjoying yourself in the process- I think that's the most important 'ability'! Your knife looks great, especially for the first forged.
I wondered what size propane tank you were using. Switching to a larger tank might save you a lot of grief from frosting up.
Learning to do/doing to learn-'takes both. Can't wait to see #2
I wondered what size propane tank you were using. Switching to a larger tank might save you a lot of grief from frosting up.
Learning to do/doing to learn-'takes both. Can't wait to see #2
Doug Lester
Well-Known Member
There is an advantage with a 2 11/2 lb hammer. You can work with it all day without getting all tired out. You didn't say what you were using as an anvil. That can have a lot to do with how fast the steel moves. I got an 86 lb block of H13 and it was like a night and day difference between that and the 110 lb Mexican made piece of cast steel with a useless hardy hole that I had been using.
Doug
Doug