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Irony314

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I finished a few more knives, all 1084. I'm pretty proud of a couple of these, lots of firsts for me here. Tell me what you think

I had to make a kukri, it's my favorite blade shape. Forged it in my little paint can forge, barely big enough lol. Handle is micarta with horn bolsters. I made some pins kinda like loveless style bolts. 400 grit on the blade, its going to see some hard use. We'll see how my heat treat holds up
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Tried some filework, turned out pretty nice I think. the knife this was on cracked in the heat treat on part of the spine, then I ended up turning it into the abomination in the lower picture...Horn handle on that, and 1/4" brass tubes
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This one is my best yet. 7" overall, ironwood handle and brass pins. 600 grit on the blade 1500 on the handle. this is my first time working with wood, I love it.
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Here's my newest. First dagger. heat treated and about 400 grit I think in that picture. Chisel ground with a back bevel. It's gonna have ironwood scales.
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I got a craftsman 2x42 and a few ceramic belts, its heaven compared to files and the ancient 3x18 sander I was using.

I've been mucking about forging knife shaped objects out of every piece of steel that fits in my forge, lol. Railroad spikes are fun. I also built a venturi burner for my forge, I used fittings and scraps I had laying around, it works beautifully. I can run it from 1 psi to white hot. A pyrometer would be nice. I'm also in the process of building a bigger forge out of a 30lb refrigerant bottle.


I just realized I've managed to cut myself on every knife Ive finished so far...should probly do something about that

Are these pictures really huge for everybody?
 
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Pics look good and you're doing some fine work. You're file work looks nice and even. Do a search here or on You Tube for Nick Wheeler's hand sanding videos. Great tips there about how to get nice smooth transitions between handle material and pins, tubes etc. The handle in your third pic shows you can use a little improvement in that area. But it's not a big deal. It's just a matter of picking the right backing material for your sandpaper and a few technique adjustments. You'll get there. And, cutting yourself on every knife is a common problem. Welcome to the club.
 
Your file work has a nice flow to it. That will enhance the visual appeal of any knife.

Nice kukhri. Is it buffalo horn on the bolster? That is one of my favorite handle materials, because of how it polishes up.
 
Thanks, its actually steer horn. I have a friend I can get shorthorn skulls from occasionally, I haven't used buffalo horn but I imagine its pretty similar.
 
I don't seem to cut myself but I definitely burn a thumb or two on each one. Often grind off my fingernails on the 9"disc as well.
 
Haha, yeah I'm constantly burning myself. I recently learned that its still hot even if it isn't red. Learn something new everyday, lol
 
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