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blgoode

blgoode

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Some guys wanted to see this one completed. Here she is :)
I like how this one turned out. 0-1 lightly aged and od micarta :)
Thanks for looking fellas.
B~
 

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Thanks my man. That False edge is the cleanes yet! I wasnt sweating that one for some reason :)
 
blgoode said:
Thanks my man. That False edge is the cleanes yet! I wasnt sweating that one for some reason :)
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I'm thinking 20 years from now, you will be eschewing the virtues of O-1 like Ed Fowler does today with his beloved 52100. :)
 
he he...............I'll be tring D2 in a few months. I may find 0-1 is my buddy more than I know.....whats your main steel?
 
blgoode said:
whats your main steel?
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I don't have one! I use them all. Ask me what my favorite is, and I will probably say 154CM or ATS-34 (I know, they are basically the same). I like steels I can plate quench, but I'm not opposed to a good hamon line on a bigass blade, either.

I got one more folder on my backlog, a couple hunters, and then I will probably be changing up to make some bowies. :thumbup:

When you get your oven, give the stainless stuff a try. Make a quench plate rig and try it. Its pretty cool to yank something from the oven at 1950 degrees, squish it wrapper and all between two plates, and 5 minutes later you can pick it up with your hands and place it all right into the tempering oven. No smoke, no fumes, no fuss. :thumbup:
 
blgoode said:
send me a picture of your plate quenching rig...........:thumbup:
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A Wilton quick-release vise, two 12x4x1.25" aluminum plates, and I welded a chunk of 3x3 angle iron to make a plate that would make it rest horozontally.

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:thumbup: Any local metals supplier should have it available, Brian. You can buy it through McMaster if you want, but you will pay a premium for it. Ask your local guys if they have 6061 in stock. Oh and a word of advice: I find that the dimensions L x W on my plates are great for small blades and folder blades, but sux for anything longer than 9" or so. If you are planning on cranking out some big blades, you may want larger dimensions. I'm thinking of making another quenching vise with double the size of this one. :D

Hey, if you do it right, the blades come out clean as a whistle. Look at the one in this photo...

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This is an old pic, and you will see a very small amount of gray on the top tip. Since then, I have gotten them so clean, they required little or no finishing.
 
Nice knife! How did you "lightly age" the steel? It looks great.

Jeff - when you plate quench, to you actually apply pressure with the vise? How much?
 
used blueing paste, ferric chloride and Chlorox. Not in that order though :) I etched the knife, steel whooled it. Then dabbed the cold blueing on and soak in Chlorox. Repeat as needed............steel whool in between, the dunk back in ferric one last time for just a second.
 
nice job Brian
but where's the sheath:confused: , you don't have an excuse not to make them now you know:)
BTW ,,,you got paint on that door stoop :D
 
Dan,
I plan on starting 4 sheaths at the begining of the week and finish them up Saterday :) Thinking of trying that white thread friend!!;)
Brian
 
blgoode said:
Dan,
I plan on starting 4 sheaths at the begining of the week and finish them up Saterday :) Thinking of trying that white thread friend!!;)
Brian
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make sure your hands are very clean, the white is hard if not imposable to clean if you get it dirty..:D
 
oh hell..........you know me better than that. Dirty hands are more common than clean ones on me :D Guess I need to PREdirty the thread :)
 
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