1st Forged Blade

[indian george]

This is the first bladed that I forged. It was the secondary shaft out of my Harley's tranny. It is edged harden, maple scales & copper bolsters, pins & liner.
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[lively]

Awesome!

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[Bruce Evans]

That looks really Great.I like the old world styling you gave itand the copper sets it off nicely.
Bruce

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[Brett Bennett]

Nice work George!

 

[L6steel]

Very interesting pattern and beautiful kife!!!!

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[Yvsa]

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Very beautiful!!!
There is nothing that sets off a knife like dark wood and copper!!!
How did you get the dark color on the blade or is that just the pic?


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[indian george]

The blade is treated with tool black. An the maple slabs are stablized with wood hardener.

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[indian george]

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[Guy Thomas]

Excellent first forging! So what are Harley transmission shafts made of? Beautiful knife!
-Guy Thomas

 

[peter nap]

Very Very Nice!
My first one looked like a tree limb.

 

[indian george]

I do not know what type of steel it would of been made out of. I heat treated it as a 1084. Had the rockwell checked edge 56 to 58 and the spine was 42 to 46. Thanks all for the kind words.

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[Yvsa]

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Indian George what is "tool black" and how durable is it?
Is it better than cold blue or much the same?
Where can one purchase tool black?
What was the final grit you used on the blade?

I really like that finish on your knife!!
The finish looks sort of spotted and old and that's what's appealling to me.



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[Stan Wilson]

Nice looking knife George.I really like the idea of taking something and transforming it into something else.I wonder how a timing chain would do as a blade??

 

[indian george]

YVSA: Tool black is basically the same as cold blue. The spotted finish on my blade is due to the fact I beat the hell out of it with different size ball pien hammers.

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NEAT

Did you protect the bolster?
It may look cool to let it Patina or you could runn it by the buffer and maybe use some Rennasance wax to protect the Copper.
Just a thought. Nice Blade.

 

[indian george]

BobH:
I like the looks of a patina. It will make look older.

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