Primitive knife build on Alaska the last frontier

[bronyblacksmith]

Just a small portion of the 'scrap steel' I acquired a few years ago...

is that what you had then or now? either way dang thats a lot of W2

 

[Cajun Kamikaze]

Well you're free to believe what you like, but I don't know where the SD card is for my camera so pics are a no go as of now.

I don't doubt it one bit! I was just yankn your chain man

 

[Cajun Kamikaze]

Sweet blades would be proud to own any of those!!

I know, right. I'll take the one on top, that thing is beautiful. Looks like a perfect pigglet shanka.

 

[Gendry]

I don't doubt it one bit! I was just yankn your chain man

Ah, I kind of thought so, it can be hard to tell online sometimes. No worries, its all good bro.

 

[samuraistuart]

Man, there is a LOT of weight on Don's table! He should ease the table's burden by shipping us all a piece of W2!!!!

 

[Don Hanson III]

is that what you had then or now? either way dang thats a lot of W2

That was then and just a portion of it at that time. I have enough left to finish out my career, if my son doesn't use too much.

 

[Col Defender]

Made this one a few years ago out of an old file. It's a cuttin SOB!!!

Nice Don!

When you grind down a file to make a knife do you heat treat it or just not overheat it while grinding?

 

[Don Hanson III]

Nice Don!

When you grind down a file to make a knife do you heat treat it or just not overheat it while grinding?

Thanks. This one is forged to shape & heat treated. If just doin stock removal, I'd normalize once before starting, then heat treat.

 

[Cajun Kamikaze]

Really like how dynamic that blade looks with the Hamon, exposed file blades, and the old file blades that can be seen flattened into the forging. I am in the process of making a Yanagiba from an old Blue Diamond half round file. Calling it the Komoto because it looks like it has dragon scales on it. I'll post pics when done.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Did anyone catch the primitive knife build on Alaska the last frontier last night? It was pretty basic, he did not have a belt grinder so the profile/plunge was ground with what look like a 4 inch hand grinder. He did go into the simple HT about heating to non-magnetic and then quenching in oil. He forged a kitchen knife and hunting knife. Like I said it was pretty primitive, but I did enjoy the fact that it was kinda brought into the main stream.

I'm not sure how we got from the OP question and discussion to photos of Don's stash of known steel and file knives.

 

[Cajun Kamikaze]

I'm not sure how we got from the OP question and discussion to photos of Don's stash of known steel and file knives.

Conversations morph online just like they do in real life, face to face

 

[Shaw Blades]

Just a small portion of the 'scrap steel' I acquired a few years ago...

Man that junk scrap w2 sure does make a good knife. I still have a little I got from you awhile back at the Arkansas show. Wasn't that some left over "junk scrap" from GM or something?

 

[Don Hanson III]

I'm not sure how we got from the OP question and discussion to photos of Don's stash of known steel and file knives.

Just livening things up a bit, Stacy.

 

[bronyblacksmith]

Don can't help that he is a rockstar.

 

[i4Marc]

Did anyone catch the primitive knife build on Alaska the last frontier last night? It was pretty basic, he did not have a belt grinder so the profile/plunge was ground with what look like a 4 inch hand grinder. He did go into the simple HT about heating to non-magnetic and then quenching in oil. He forged a kitchen knife and hunting knife. Like I said it was pretty primitive, but I did enjoy the fact that it was kinda brought into the main stream.

I saw the episode today. Not too bad. The program that really puts a positive spotlight on the craft is "Big Giant Swords". :grumpy::grumpy: :thumbdn:

 

[Mecha]

Just a small portion of the 'scrap steel' I acquired a few years ago...

Nice heap!

The most interesting metal in my own pile is some 1/2" bronze round bar stock scrapped from a wooden fishing vessel made around 1910 in Seattle. I love me some rare and interesting scrap.

 

[Aldo Bruno]

Maybe I should start carrying R/R spikes?

 

[i4Marc]

Maybe I should start carrying R/R spikes?

Should be no problem getting them. Just walk out behind the shop and pick them up.

 

[Don Hanson III]

Don can't help that he is a rockstar.

No rockstar here, just a practicing knife maker...

 

[Don Hanson III]

I saw the episode today. Not too bad. The program that really puts a positive spotlight on the craft is "Big Giant Swords". :grumpy::grumpy: :thumbdn:

That's a good show actually, very entertaining. Ya just have to realize he's making movie prop type stuff.