One knife a night over a period of time adds up!

scottickes

scottickes

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I've been hammering steel for about a month and a half. This is what I have forged out now. I think I'll switch gears and get them cleaned up and ready for heat treat. What do you think?

I took a page from Raymond Richards book on how to keep them stored between processes. It works out great to have them hanging like this. Thanks Ray!

Ickie
 
Wish I had that many to play with, but I can only manage a feeble blade or 2 before I feel the need to switch gears..
 
I can only work on one knife at a time from start to finish or else I'll lose interest. Couple of weeks ago I worked on two at a time and I didn't like it. I wish I could do it that way, it's more efficient.
 
I can do the indoor work anytime. It's the outdoor work that I have trouble scheduling sometimes. If it's raining (and it does rain quite often here in the Pacific NW) I can't forge too easily since I forge outside.

Plus, I've been trying to learn how the steel moves under the hammer. I figure if I keep trying different preforms and drawing the starting and ending shapes, I'll begin to get a handle on what is happening.

For example, the longest one in the picture is almost exactly what I intended to make. I'm so proud of that one I could nearly bust with pride!
 
Scott-


Sometime this summer after Blade show, we'll have to hook up. You can come up and pound some of your bearings out under a 100# Little Giant or the Carlisle Press :D

I'll even let you forge on my Gladiator so long as I get to cut one of your fingers off if you ding it up ;)

I have boxes, buckets, and crates full of blades. I'm like Ray, I lose interest too easily. But, unlike Ray, I never got it through my thick skull to not do it anyway.... So I always have about 10 knives going at once. I think 3 is a good number for fun and efficiency.

Now if I can just remember that!

BTW- I feel that's good thinking Scott... you get the forging down and the rest of it goes MUCH MUCH smoother. :cool: :thumbup:
 
Looks great Scott! I liked the largest one the best....before you even said anything.:D Love to see that one all done up.:thumbup:
Mace
 
Scott, What book is that? :D You got anymore cloth pins left? Thats a good idea. I've got at least 50 blades covered with other junk I need to get hung up so I can see them and not forget I have them. Nice to see you got the bug!

Nick, hope to see you in a few days.
 
Raymond Richard said:
Scott, What book is that? :D You got anymore cloth pins left? Thats a good idea. I've got at least 50 blades covered with other junk I need to get hung up so I can see them and not forget I have them. Nice to see you got the bug!

Nick, hope to see you in a few days.
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I give credit, where credit is due. I saw that wire strung over your work bench with a few different knives hanging from it, and it didn't sink in until I had blades laying on every stinking work top in my shop. So, I strung up some wire I had, got some clothes pins, and no more clutter. The only problem is, that now that they're hanging like that, I tend to stand and stare at them. But, even that helps, since I sometimes get an idea on how to finish out the knife while standing and staring.
 
NickWheeler said:
Scott-


Sometime this summer after Blade show, we'll have to hook up. You can come up and pound some of your bearings out under a 100# Little Giant or the Carlisle Press :D

I'll even let you forge on my Gladiator so long as I get to cut one of your fingers off if you ding it up ;)

I have boxes, buckets, and crates full of blades. I'm like Ray, I lose interest too easily. But, unlike Ray, I never got it through my thick skull to not do it anyway.... So I always have about 10 knives going at once. I think 3 is a good number for fun and efficiency.

Now if I can just remember that!

BTW- I feel that's good thinking Scott... you get the forging down and the rest of it goes MUCH MUCH smoother. :cool: :thumbup:
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I'll definitely take you up on this generous offer. Thank you!

Good luck in Atlanta! I've been to the show, working the Timken Latrobe booth a few years back. I hope to some day have a table of my knives at The Blade Show.
 
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