Pok'em short sword in progress

Sticky said:
Thanks Raymond!
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Your welcome. Just be careful.

Almost got this thing done. Probably get it epoxied tomorrow!

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I got a question for you Ray.... Since you do a lot of knives with the forge-finish on them, how do you deal with the decarb, or is that even a consideration? It's just that I hear so many guys saying "oh you have to leave so and so much thickness to grind after heat treat"...:rolleyes: But if you can do a forge finish knife and it still cuts great, perhaps this whole decarb thing is not such a big deal anyways? What do you think? I for one don't like doing a lot of grinding after heat treat...if at all.
 
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R.C.Reichert said:
I got a question for you Ray.... Since you do a lot of knives with the forge-finish on them, how do you deal with the decarb, or is that even a consideration? It's just that I hear so many guys saying "oh you have to leave so and so much thickness to grind after heat treat"...:rolleyes: But if you can do a forge finish knife and it still cuts great, perhaps this whole decarb thing is not such a big deal anyways? What do you think? I for one don't like doing a lot of grinding after heat treat...if at all.
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Usually the first thing I will do to remove the decarb is a long soak in vinegar. There's always a few spots that need some rotary wire brush work and then another soak in vinegar. I tend to do more forge finish blades when I'm sick and tired of grinding. :D I took a picture of these last two knives yesterday. The short fat one I need to get packaged up.


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I watched Tim Lively's video where he soaked the blade after in vinegar. I thought the soak just removed the scale, but I don't really know... Are "scale" and "decarb" just different names for the same thing? If that is the case, then yes, I always remove the scale prior to tempering anyways. Sorry for all the questions. Two very fine looking swords you got there! I love the work you did on the handles/hilts.
 
Ray, I don't know if I've ever said this before, but your pieces, both finished and in progress, are some of the most inspirational photos and threads on the whole forum for me. I love your style, fit, finish, and all the details you do. You keep things simple, but execute extremely well.

Thank you for sharing!
 
R.C.Reichert said:
I watched Tim Lively's video where he soaked the blade after in vinegar. I thought the soak just removed the scale, but I don't really know... Are "scale" and "decarb" just different names for the same thing? If that is the case, then yes, I always remove the scale prior to tempering anyways. Sorry for all the questions. Two very fine looking swords you got there! I love the work you did on the handles/hilts.
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The decarb is the black stuff that sticks. Most the scale can be knocked off with a wire brush. The vinegar works quite well on most decarb. Now with L-6 the decarb has got nickle carbides and its much harder to remove. Sand blasting works best for that.

Justin, I try to keep things simple. When I build a knife I just try to keep things in a visual balance.
 
Raymond Richard said:
The decarb is the black stuff that sticks. Most the scale can be knocked off with a wire brush. The vinegar works quite well on most decarb. Now with L-6 the decarb has got nickle carbides and its much harder to remove. Sand blasting works best for that.

Justin, I try to keep things simple. When I build a knife I just try to keep things in a visual balance.
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Thanks for the info Ray!:)
 
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