Forging is easy!

[tazzknife]

As I mentioned Scott was a gracious host and I learned a lot. I have quite a bit of scrap mild-steel stock so I can practice my grinding with no worries.

Nick, I would love to come up and visit. Weekends are about my best day with Saturday afternoon being THE best. So let me know when you have some free time, and I would love to come up.

And Chuck, I would love to come down your way, but I don't go South as often as I go North, but if Scott, Mark and Nick all head that way and I have enough notice, I bet I could talk the wife or mother-in-law to hang out with the kids for a day and head down with them. I would love the experience.

BTW, my wife gave me a folder for Christmas. It measures about an inch closed and inch and a half fully open. I put a nice sharp edge on it that day. I don't know who makes it as I haven't got out my magnifying glass to read the stamping, but part of it looks like it says it was made in Italy. It is a fun knife none-the-less, though that small it is definitely just for the collection.

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and I look forward to learning much more from this site and the friends I am making on it.

Mike

 

[eswartz]

For those of you familiar with the "Zits" comic strip. I thought this one from a couple of days ago was appropriate for this thread.


http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComick.mpl?date=20071224&name=Zits

Eric.

 

[tazzknife]

It does fit nicely indeed! LOL!

 

[tazzknife]

Hey Scott, Saturday is my birthday and my wife is considering letting me come over for a bit and work on the knife some more. Will you be available on Saturday?

 

[polish avenger]

I'm game for whatever we can put together! Let's keep this idea alive.
-Mark

 

[fdh54turkeyshooter]

Don't despair, Lucky Bob. Much can be done with just hand tools:
Wolfgang Loerchner
Arpad Bojtos

While those may not be your interest in knives, it is certainly a testament to what can be done by hand.

Those Bojtos knives are really some works of art! You just had to go and show me that didn't you! Thanks, Fred

 

[fitzo]

I'm glad you liked 'em, Fred! Bojtos is one of my favorites. Check out this knife, then, too. From a fellow named Jan Slezak ....."Hummingbirds"

 

[scottickes]

Hey Scott, Saturday is my birthday and my wife is considering letting me come over for a bit and work on the knife some more. Will you be available on Saturday?

YUP!!!! Call me and let me know when. We'll start cleaning it up and get it ready for heat treat.

 

[tazzknife]

ok, I will holler at the wife tonight and see what time and for how long and all that.... geez, do I sound whipped or what!?

 

[scottickes]

Whipped by the "right" woman is a good thing!

 

[tazzknife]

Got me there!

 

[fitzo]

Whipped by the "right" woman is a good thing!

Are we talking like a multi-strapped black leather whip and thigh-length high heeled boots or just what, here?

 

[tazzknife]

I get that from time to time too!

 

[fitzo]

Sounds like the best of both worlds!:thumbup:

 

[A C Richards]

Ya'all are welcome,.. Just need to clear it with the better half. Yeh Me to. Find the right one and it can be worth it, 29 yrs and still hangin on.

Chuck

 

[tazzknife]

Hey Scott, can we do this on Sunday? Or is that your day for the wifey?

 

[scottickes]

Hey Scott, can we do this on Sunday? Or is that your day for the wifey?

Sunday works for me. If the Browns are on TV, they will have my attention though. It's a good thing that I have Satellite TV in the shop!

Call me. We'll make it work.

 

[tazzknife]

Copy, give you a call later tonight at the 330 number.

 

[scottickes]

Well, Mike did some grinding today. Some photos for your viewing pleasure. Notice how large the knife was when he began and how small it was when he was done!

 

[polish avenger]

Bwaaaahaaahaaahaaa!!! He's gonna be amazed at all the black boogers, Ick!!!
-Mark