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I just realized that Master Williams didn't give us a proper send-off.


So what do you fellows have planned for this fine weekend? Myself; I'll be doing yardwork. :grumpy:
 
forging tonight after work
working a bit sat and grinding having a back yard burn party woohoo fire and beer how can it go wrong
 
Wish I could sleep but..........
Get kids from practice.
SD class tonight.
OOOOOOOOOO The brown truck just came.....New belts.
I'll be grinding and heat treating, A claw, RR spike knife, and some Magic Forder Sheaths.
Heat treat some 52100.....sugestions for draw temps?...First time for this steel.
Sometime this weekend I want to give the boat its spring shakedown.
Grandson Baptism Sunday.
Daughter's Conformation Monday.
O yea....still got to fit work in there somewhere.
Who needs sleep anyway.

Larry
 
back yard burn party woohoo fire and beer how can it go wrong
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I'm sure lots of people ask themselves the same question, as well as a variant which goes "Holy crap! How did that go so wrong?!" Just don't burn your face off! :D

For me it's 12 hours of continuing education, so probably no (or very little) knife stuff. I have two ready for heat treat, so I might do that, but no grinding, if I can help it. I'm a little frustrated right now, so some time away from the machine will be nice.
 
I just finished mowing the yard, first time this year. It's about +70 here, and sunny. My sheath maker picked up a fixed blade here and headed home to do his work. After a good cool down, I am headed into the shop to cut some NS bolsters and do some shop cleaning so I can find some of my missing/misslaid stuff. Of course, you fellas are much more organized, hospital clean shop and everything in its proper place. Well, Dave Larsen's is, anyhow. You can eat off his shop floor, and even do brain surgery there. My wife wants to go fishing tomorrow, so she is twisting my arm to go. I guess I will give in. You can't argue with those Cherokees, let alone, a female one. My homie rock saw/polisher is sidelined for lack of a couple of parts, no problem. It will be powered by a belt driven step pulley and 1/2 HP motor. A hanging water drip bucket should do the lube because oil cooling is such a mess. My cheepo diamond blades should do the job. They are wet/dry blades and will have plenty of water for coolant. I have some mastadon ivory Dave so generously gave me that needs some attention this weekend. Any of you fellas ever do any ivory inlay with cave art animals scrimmed on the inlays? That's what I intend to do, anyhow. Y'all have a safe weekend, the beer is on IG!
 
He will ponder His Masterfullness while bringing forth life to steel :)

and clean the Masters gutters.
 
Mark Williams said:
He will ponder His Masterfullness while bringing forth life to steel :)

and clean the Masters gutters.
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The ForgeMaster has spoken
 
Yardwork/landscaping. :D
Hopefully work on a neck knife in progress, and start my first folder (kit in this case).
~Brian
 
I need to finish this one up for a customer order. Hopefuuly by Monday. It is a Gent's Auto with 200 layer single twist damascus on the blade and the bolsers. It will have carbon fiber scales and a CF pocket clip.

Here she is naked and hot off the grinder:

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Oh yeah! Nice grinds on that, Sean! Also, I don't recall getting to see a picture of the CF pocket clips.... did you post one I missed, or are you holding out? ;)
 
I have to work tonite then I'm on vacation. I plan on spending some time getting the mower ready for grass cutting and get in a little groundhog hunting. Mostly knife work next week. I've got several knives to finish, sheath work and the middle of the week going to fellow maker Glenn Smit's shop to heat treat some 5160 blades.
Scott
 
Razorback - Knives said:
I have to work tonite then I'm on vacation. I plan on spending some time getting the mower ready for grass cutting and get in a little groundhog hunting. Mostly knife work next week. I've got several knives to finish, sheath work and the middle of the week going to fellow maker Glenn Smit's shop to heat treat some 5160 blades.
Scott
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Say Hi to Glenn for me. Have fun.
Won't be at the meeting monday....Steph's Conformation.
 
Burchtree said:
I just realized that Master Williams didn't give us a proper send-off.

So what do you fellows have planned for this fine weekend? Myself; I'll be doing yardwork. :grumpy:
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I didnt realize for a long time this is the ordinary friday thread as I couldnt see Master W. as poster.

I feel for you, I just finished the garden work to a 80% but the gates' paint have to be scraped off and painted black :grumpy: . Also I will try two new cakes and a new cookie recipie. If all goes ok then I can start/finish my knife orders (I have 4 orders to be started and remaining 8 reed knives, 5 finished knives waiting to "handle", one 50% finished sword) by monday. I think next week will be so enjoying :D .
 
John Andrews said:
I just finished mowing the yard, first time this year. It's about +70 here, and sunny. My sheath maker picked up a fixed blade here and headed home to do his work. After a good cool down, I am headed into the shop to cut some NS bolsters and do some shop cleaning so I can find some of my missing/misslaid stuff. Of course, you fellas are much more organized, hospital clean shop and everything in its proper place. Well, Dave Larsen's is, anyhow. You can eat off his shop floor, and even do brain surgery there. My wife wants to go fishing tomorrow, so she is twisting my arm to go. I guess I will give in. You can't argue with those Cherokees, let alone, a female one. My homie rock saw/polisher is sidelined for lack of a couple of parts, no problem. It will be powered by a belt driven step pulley and 1/2 HP motor. A hanging water drip bucket should do the lube because oil cooling is such a mess. My cheepo diamond blades should do the job. They are wet/dry blades and will have plenty of water for coolant. I have some mastadon ivory Dave so generously gave me that needs some attention this weekend. Any of you fellas ever do any ivory inlay with cave art animals scrimmed on the inlays? That's what I intend to do, anyhow. Y'all have a safe weekend, the beer is on IG!
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What no TreeRat shooting??????? ;)
 
IG, I WISH! My neighbors might complain, and our county prosecutor lives right next door. Our season isn't open until Sept., which is too long away. My .17 rifle might wake the neighbors up, too. IG, you having one of those great get togethers again this weekend, huh? If I could make it to one of your weekenders, I would need to haul along about a dozen cases of beer to bribe my way in.
 
Put new rear brake pads on my dad's truck, rode my horse, and finished the rough grinding on 3 knives last night. Cleaned the horse stalls this morning, then did the filework on those 3 knives.
Now I gotta ride my horse and get some more barn work done. Might go to a horseshow tommorrow morning, and after that we're havin a party for my grandma's 80th birthday. I better get off my ass and back to work now :D
 
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