Attempted Forging of chef knifes

Justin Schmidt

Justin Schmidt

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Alright so all i had on hand is some 1/4 x 1 CFV but I've really been wanting to make some chef knives. So this is what I got. Still gotta clean em up a bit and forge the tangs. Thoughts, advice and positive criticism always welcome.
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This top one is about 1.75in wide and 8in long and pretty thin.
 
Yeah wasn't the easiest thing I've ever done. Especially with a Chinese anvil that I didn't secure properly
Thinking 1.25wide will be easier though
 
A little trick is to upset the stock as much as you can. This is where a post vise helps. Or just stack it up and forge weld it togather. If doing this I would do 3 layers. That keeps the weld area out of the edge area.
 
If I knew my little 2 brick forge could handle it I probably would. Think I'm just gonna get some inch and a quarter w2 from aldo
 
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