Knifemaking fact and fiction....

Tippet said:
LOL and is the crystalline structure not comprised of molecules? I thought carbides were molecular compounds
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No, the crystalline structure is composed of atoms. The carbides are sometimes ionically and/or covelently bonded compounds, but some have metallic bonding. The carbides are sometimes considered compounds, but they also have a crystalline structure. I don't remember ever hearing of carbides referred to as molecules in metals literature.
 
Before anyone start arguing about anything here, look at the dates. This thread is another Newbie Necropost of something that died off in July.

From Tennessee welcome to BF. Is there a reason you dug up a 5 month dead thread to post a misspelled smarta$$ remark, or are you just a troll?

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SteelSlaver said:
The weapons part of the thread reminded me of when I was getting my new Federal ID, called a TWIC card. Mariners and those who work in ports must now have them. While doing the paper work the lady and I were talking and I mentioned making knives. She was interested and I showed her a small (5 1/2" open length) damascus folder I carry. Another lady said you have a weapon in here. I said its not a weapon, its a tool. "Just what is a weapon?" I asked. She said, "Something you could kill with". I said "I can kill people with a sharp #2 pencil", and she actually moved the pencil holder away from me. LOL This was after I had been oked by the Feds for the security card that's just like the people who check you at the airports and load planes. What a bunch of paranoids.
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crazy people...
 
M*A*S*H said:
Fact: Even if the knife maker can't throw knives, their buffing wheel/grinder probably can throw knives quite well. :D
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The proof is still just above my left knee, a 1 inch wide line. Didn't know what happened, my knife blank just vanished and a couple seconds later "why is there blood on my shoe?"
 
I guess I'll add some while I'm on here.

For most knifemakers, at least one time there will be a customer who suddenly cuts off all contact and vanishes just a day or two before their blade is finished.

If you make or have made Japanese style blades, chances are you will eventually be approached by an enthusiast who requests a katana that can slice through tank armor or a car engine without ever dulling/chipping, and keeps insisting that it's totally possible because they saw it in a movie.

There may be some cynical people along the way who just cannot understand why you even "bother wasting time on a nearly lost craft". Do not let their comments get under your skin.
 
Since this thread is one that is just an add-on type, no reason to close it and start a new one. It isn't really a discussion thread, though. It is for posting your fact/fiction truths or wives tales.
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Edge-packing.

I've recently been browsing through the BLADE DVD with the reprints of the first 25 years' issues. It's either funny or sad how many of these myths were once highly-regarded "facts".
 
It's not dead til they put a lock on it. :D

As I didn't join BF until this thread was several years dormant, since someone woke it up, I, as a newbie, am now able to partake of the wisdom of the ages locked within the bowels of this "necro-thread".

Now, I readily admit that some threads should have stopped circling the bowl a while back and gulped on down.

At least this one really does have some good, albeit humorous info in it. I learned a lot about what NOT to do when working with hot, sharp pieces of metal.
 
Fact: You know you're "obsessed" with knifes when your family members sigh every time you use your knife.

OR, their the crazy ones, and were the sane ones....
 
Fact: Every day someone will ask a question that is discussed in a thread on the same page.
 
Wow... what a blast from the past this thread is! :D

Fact: If you tell somebody you're a knife maker, they will, without a doubt, 100% guaranteed, ask you if you've ever seen a show called "Forged in Fire".

Fiction: Anvils are plentiful and selling for pennies on the dollar!
 
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