What's going on in your shop?

Randy - How did you get the coloring effect on your sheath??

BTW: I like the ram's horn scales. Never used it before, just looks like a neat handle material. Stink much??
 
Jason Volkert said:
@Sean Jones I think it would not be worth the time to try and turn those pieces into an anvil. But if I wanted to do it. I would probably plug weld each piece together but that would take a long time to do. Also you need a welder that can handle 1/2 thick steel. I think mine max's out at 3/8" plate
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You're right. My little welder wouldn't handle it. I didn't think about that.
I'm sure I'll find other uses for the steel. I've been wanting a bigger anvil, but can't afford one right now.
 
Dennis Morland said:
Randy - How did you get the coloring effect on your sheath??

BTW: I like the ram's horn scales. Never used it before, just looks like a neat handle material. Stink much??
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Hi Dennis. I didn't make the sheath. Purchased from Instagrammer joseleather. Honestly, he makes them cheaper that I could purchase the leather for. He's a good guy and if you contact him he'll probably fill you in on it. The sheep's horn didn't smell bad. I took so little off trying to keep as much of the "bark" as I could. I had a big fan running in the shop and that might have helped too.
 
This is the blade I recently posted with the swedge. I like the look of the swedges quite a bit. I’m going to incorporate that into more of my knives.

I know i’m violating all of John Doyle’s photo advice here LOL. these are just quickie cell phone pics. I’ll take real photos over the weekend.
 

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John Wilson said:
This is the blade I recently posted with the swedge. I like the look of the swedges quite a bit. I’m going to incorporate that into more of my knives.

I know i’m violating all of John Doyle’s photo advice here LOL. these are just quickie cell phone pics. I’ll take real photos over the weekend.
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That's a beauty John!! Really like the copper spacer. Nicely done!!
 
John Wilson said:
This is the blade I recently posted with the swedge. I like the look of the swedges quite a bit. I’m going to incorporate that into more of my knives.

I know i’m violating all of John Doyle’s photo advice here LOL. these are just quickie cell phone pics. I’ll take real photos over the weekend.
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Beautiful work John! I really like the whole package and the way your swedge turned out.
 
Sean Jones said:
Since I'm in need of a work rest for my grinder I picked up a 2 ft x 3 ft x 1/2 inch road plate.
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For the work rest I only need a small piece, probably 8 x6. So it got me to wondering what to do with the rest. I figure I could stow it for some future project that needs 1/2 inch steel for...or....

An anvil? I'm throwing this out for thought. What if I cut the rest into 8" x 6" pieces and stack and weld? That would give me a 110 lb stack roughly 9 inches in height. Then I could get a piece of heat treated 4140 for the top plate.

OK I know I'm a cheap bastard. The plate cost me $30.00. But right now I have more time than money.

Am I insane? (Don't answer that) Let's go with crazy. Is this feasible or am I in for more grief than it's worth? I'd probably do this some time this winter, so there's no hurry. I've got plenty of other projects.

(Plus I still have a KITH knife to do. Thus the reason for the work rest)
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Awesome, we've got 3/4" road plate where I work, 4' x 8' with keyholes cut in them to put chain links thru. I remember placing them over work holes in the street with a back hoe, that was fun laying them ha ha. I always wanted one to put on an angle for my shooting range back stop. I never asked how much one would cost though. I know dirt's cheaper.
 
bladegrinder said:
Awesome, we've got 3/4" road plate where I work, 4' x 8' with keyholes cut in them to put chain links thru. I remember placing them over work holes in the street with a back hoe, that was fun laying them ha ha. I always wanted one to put on an angle for my shooting range back stop. I never asked how much one would cost though. I know dirt's cheaper.
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New plates are quite expensive. When I initially started looking for 1/2" plate I was quoted $400.00 and up for a 4x8 sheet. When I ran across this piece of used plate I snapped it up.

I can't imagine cutting 3/4" It took me over half an hour to cut a 6x8 inch piece from the 1/2 inch I bought. It's tough stuff.
 
Cut out a 6 x 8 piece of the road plate for a work rest. I've cleaned it up a bit at this point. Holding about 8 pounds of steel while trying to grind it flat is a bit wearing. Hope I will have time to work on this again tomorrow. I have some left over Duracoat from when I coated my AR that I'm planning on throwing on this to keep it from rusting.

I think the rest of the road plate is going to be relegated to long distance shooting. It's really too heavy for much of anything else.
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John Wilson said:
This is the blade I recently posted with the swedge. I like the look of the swedges quite a bit. I’m going to incorporate that into more of my knives.

I know i’m violating all of John Doyle’s photo advice here LOL. these are just quickie cell phone pics. I’ll take real photos over the weekend.
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Stunning piece John.
 
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