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Tool Talk => Edged Tools => Topic started by: Gerhard Gerber on November 29, 2018, 09:30:57 PM
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My dad told me he want's to order a knife from me....his own design.
I'm pretty sure partly to support my endeavor.........but I out-foxed him by giving him a voucher for one of my knives for his 73rd birthday in July.....
Got his design after some nagging......after some consultation the remainder of a Nicholson halfround was chosen...
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1st forging session....
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Dad's design:
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2nd forging session
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Skip MANY hours.....
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Add more hours
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Do a kick-ass differential heat treat and show your fubar toes on the interwebs :drink:
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Brass......and Wild Olive that's been curing for 30 or 40 years......
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And soldered.......
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At this point I was cleaning the tang on a baby belt grinder......which grabbed and threw the blade with two brass anchors attached into the cement floor........which just proved what the acid revealed about my heat threat :cheers:
More to follow :popcorn:
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Looks great and :like: your forge :hatsoff:
Did the blade survive the concrete?
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Looks nice G ! :like: :tu:
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Super awesome work. :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Wow!!!
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Looks great so far :popcorn:
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Impressive work Gerhard! :like: :tu: :tu:
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:sa:
You are a true artist my friend :hatsoff:.
Bookmarked... ;)
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Awesome work Gerhard! :like:
Sign of a good blacksmith? Forging bare
foot. :ahhh
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:iagree:
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Thanks everybody :salute:
I learned an important lesson making this knife, it's not something I'd normally have made, but everybody that seen it loves it.
My one big concern was weight and balance thanks to all that brass, but despite having a nice thin blade the knife balances on the front guard :cheers:
I posted these 11pm....until I couldn't see straight.......I'll try to get the last pics up tonight. It's 99% done and my Dad has started with his sheath.......he's my new leather man :rofl:
Thanks again for the compliments and positive feedback.....very much appreciated :salute:
Awesome work Gerhard! :like:
Sign of a good blacksmith? Forging bare
foot. :ahhh
:rofl: perhaps a sign of a stupid blacksmith.....no I don't....just take photos bare feet :tu:
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:drool: :drool: :drool:
Mate, That is a real piece of work!
..which grabbed and threw the blade with two brass anchors attached into the cement floor..
What happened? :o
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:rofl:
I'm relieved to read you aren't hammering red hot steel with bare feet under the anvil. :cheers:
Your work is beautiful. :)
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:drool: :drool: :drool:
Mate, That is a real piece of work!
..which grabbed and threw the blade with two brass anchors attached into the cement floor..
What happened? :o
:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Thanks Tony :salute:
That extremely pointy tip had a small roll that you could just barely catch with a fingernail..... :whistle:
Which reminds me, I'll have to upload and link my tip test video......
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Thanks everybody :salute:
I learned an important lesson making this knife, it's not something I'd normally have made, but everybody that seen it loves it.
My one big concern was weight and balance thanks to all that brass, but despite having a nice thin blade the knife balances on the front guard :cheers:
I posted these 11pm....until I couldn't see straight.......I'll try to get the last pics up tonight. It's 99% done and my Dad has started with his sheath.......he's my new leather man :rofl:
Thanks again for the compliments and positive feedback.....very much appreciated :salute:
Awesome work Gerhard! :like:
Sign of a good blacksmith? Forging bare
foot. :ahhh
:rofl: perhaps a sign of a stupid blacksmith.....no I don't....just take photos bare feet :tu:
:rofl:
Gorgeous work, mate!
:hatsoff: :salute:
Awlso, I think this time you found a good partner to take care of the leather work part of your new project!
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:iagree:
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Keep up the good work GG :tu:
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Thanks again everybody
Monday morning and all I have for you is excuses, but I think you'll understand when I share the photos of what we did this "weekend"
Saturday evening I had Handi Chicken from my regular Indian place, followed by the best nights' sleep I've had in months.
Working yourself to a standstill seems to be healthy......lots of that in my future :salute:
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Excellent work on that knife GG :o :like: It is cool to be making it for your father as well :tu: Can't wait to see it completely finished and with the sheath :dd: :like:
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Thanks again everybody
Monday morning and all I have for you is excuses, but I think you'll understand when I share the photos of what we did this "weekend"
Saturday evening I had Handi Chicken from my regular Indian place, followed by the best nights' sleep I've had in months.
Working yourself to a standstill seems to be healthy......lots of that in my future :salute:
You don't rush perfect! Take your time, we can wait!
:cheers: :tu:
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Looking fantastic mate. :popcorn:
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Not full glory yet.....
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Looking good :like: :dd:
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The knife is currently a bit further along, but I had some issue with the final polish of the handle that will be addressed when my Dad is done with the sheath.
In the mean time.....this happened Saturday and is currently my excuse for everything :facepalm:
This garage was the Tardis' sensei.......not since the late 70's
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This is some of it....
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But wait, there's more!......this is most of what I use to make knives, I was happy to find there's very little unused items
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By 11am stuff lying in the sun was literally too hot to touch.......we were done somewhat after 3pm
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:facepalm:
"Done" until I build a few more of these and get everything mounted and wired up again
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43 is starting to feel old...... :facepalm:
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What an excellent work space, I'm jealous. :tu: :like:
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Can't wait to see what you make in there :ahhh :dd: :like:
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Excellent progress on the blade as well :like: :like: I do love the olive wood :dd: :like:
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Both the knife and workshop are looking great G :cheers:
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:iagree: with all the above :like:
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As close as IIRC I'd dropped it 7 times on concrete floors and paving bricks
https://youtu.be/Y6dBjbKQbrU
Not magic at all, just deep-hardening 5160 with a good(=accurate) temper
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Both the knife and workshop are looking great G :cheers:
+1 :like: :tu:
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Not full glory yet.....
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Really?! You could fool me! That's awlready :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
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Really?! You could fool me! That's awlready :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
:tu: :tu:
Well, here's the problem.....
As advised by many people I sealed the wood with CA glue, that needs to be sanded a bit and then the whole handle polished.
Problem is I'd end up with dark discolorations on the wood, not sure if the CA glue was burning or somehow being impregnated by polish :think:
Same wood with micarta bolster on a slightly earlier knife got the same treatment and came out lovely......one difference... It's a full-tang knife and I etched the blade to show the hamon, so I briefly dipped the handle in the FeCl to etch the tang the same colour as the blade.
Only logical conclusion is the FeCl positively affected the CA glue somehow.......just nervous to test on this knife.
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Very cool :popcorn:
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Loving it mate. I'm also jealous of the cleared workshop. I really need t gut my garage next time there is some good weather.
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Well done. Dads gonna be super stoked with this beauty.