Have you even seen a knife's belly button?

Nice Ray! That's not a belly button, it's a.......and I call it one of those every time it happens :D
 
this is awesome Ray!
 
I did some more hammer work on the blade yesterday. While working on the blade I noticed a crack right behind what was going to be the bolster. Checked the crack out even better and it looked like it could be a problem so I cut the tang off where the crack was and forged a new tang from the bolster area. If you look at the first picture you can see the crack. I've been thinking back to what could have caused the crack and I think I determined what caused the crack. Shortly after I had forged the tang I had the piece of steel setting on the anvil and it decided to roll. When it rolled it landed in a water bucket. I'm pretty sure that's what caused the crack. At least the blade will work.

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What made you think about finding it's belly button in the first place? What were your mental thought processes etc.?

How did you arrive there?

Great thread Yar. :)

I'd like to investigate this belly button thing a bit further...
 
Tai Goo said:
What made you think about finding it's belly button in the first place? What were your mental thought processes etc.?

How did you arrive there?

Great thread Yar. :)

I'd like to investigate this belly button thing a bit further...
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Goo, All this time I never realized there was a belly button until I look this time. The tang is part of the umbilical cord so it just makes sense, right? This belly button does come in a self cleaning model.

Here's a couple more detailed photo's of Godzilla and my 5 1/2 pound little giant. The big straight peen see's a lot of work. More so than the regular face. I use this hammer all the way to the preform. Then I start forging with smaller cross peen hammers. I also added a photo of the blade that I started this thread with after surgery. Its ready for heat treat as well as the blade underneath it. Just got the piece of steel forged into another blade and I'll add that later.


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Those look great Ray! I really like the little doubled edged one with the eye at the end. Is that rebar?
 
RogerP said:
Good work here Ray - tell me more about that little leaf-bladed number.

Roger
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Roger, Tai is right, it is rebar. 5/8" 60 grade rebar. I know everyone thinks its trash steel but I've made many knives out of it over the years and its the major steel I learned how to hand forge with. The little blade is going to be a gift for an old friend and I'm sure I'll be making more. You'll probably see most of what's on the anvil in Little Rock. I should have them finished by then.
 
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