Take a look at the temper on these

blgoode

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I wish the temper lines turned out this way on all the blades coming out of the shop. These 2 are a cool pair in progress. 0-1 steel and cocobolo handles. Etched finish.......balance is dead on wher I like it...

I have to final snd the handles so thats why they appear with different shades of wood.

Thanks for looking....
 
Looking good..I bet you let them soak at non magnetic a couple of minutes to get the temper line like that didnt ya? :D

edit: oops, i think we are supposed to call it a transition line now. :confused:
 
Way to go! That looks absolutely perfect. And your attention to balance is inspiring. Your handles are beautiful too. It blows me away how far you've come in the last year or so; wish I could make strides like that. But you've probably made three times as many knives as I have since then too. :D Lucky stiff! Way to go.

I etched my first blades this weekend too, following Ed Fowler's discussion on studying one's heat treat. I'm happy to report: No spaghetti!. I did freak for a minute there though when one blade showed no transition at all; then I rememberd I'd dropped one in its entirety into the quench... I was just happy it didn't warp.

Now I'm off to work on the polishing. Thanks for sharing, just what I needed to get it into gear today.
 
Mark,
I havent tried polishing to a mirror finish then etching. What are you thinking my friend?

ddavelarsen, Whats spagetti??? I have come a long way from a year ago and its all from keeping my nose in a damn knife book looking at what I like to see. I have however been in the fabricating line of work be it graphics, paint, sculpture, building with wood, or welding;). This has helped me mor than anything. I need to show you a guitar I made about 3 years ago. That was almost more than I could handle at one time.

Terry, I didnt soak it long before quenching. I kept the heat moving and tried to focus the heat on the lower half of the blade. I raised it to a nice tangarine color then quenched.

I have been lucky on my balance. The smaller knives dont have as much blade to counter balance the handle so there usually a little handle heavy. I have gotten some to balance in the poing thats about where your middle finger would land when you grip. Not too bad, but this design balances this way EVERY time. I have made 3 blades in this design and its a winner for sure.

Thanks for the complements guys....I feel like I am to the point I can start to enjoy this knifemaking thing and ot stress out but I always get a little stressed when I am working. I think its the fact that one goof can foul up the whole thing....well, I am done rambling.
 
Mark, I took these to 400 grit, hit it will 800 grit, then etched. I'll try and polish one. I have one thats been HTed just sitting idle waiting to be worked on. I have one more order to work on before that one though. Bring what you have done thats polished / etched to tackrock.
 
very nice
try making the whole knife compleatly done and heat treated
then grind in the bevels, now there's something that can unnerve you the first few times:D

does your dad marvel at you when he see's your art in Knives? ;)

you are doing well and I enjoy seeing you use
the O/A so well, now you're seeing in the steel when it's ready to quench
arn't you.
you can't see what I'm talking about, happen in an oven :)
right Brian. :D
 
Dan Gray said:
does your dad marvel at you when he see's your art in Knives? ;)

you are doing well and I enjoy seeing you use
the O/A so well, now you're seeing in the steel when it's ready to quench
arn't you.
you can't see what I'm talking about, happen in an oven :)
right Brian. :D

I wish my Dad was into things like this... he has only seen about 3 knives in all...but my Stepson! Thats where the joy is ;)

Having that interaction with the O/A torch is what really puts your heart into the knives (for me anyway). I feel like I am breathing life where none was before. Not that the oven isnt a critical tool for producing quality knives but I like jumpstarting the heart of the steel by hand and "feel". I have had more people say..."you forge right" just because of me using the torch to HT. Kind of ads mystery to the look.
 
After my conceal carry 6.25" companion for a UK police officer ;)

The "guide" wich is my companion model blown up to have an 8" blade and the "trailsman" wich is the companion blown up to have a 5.5" blade. Guess its my first Standard series of knives. I am really looking forward to it....

attached is a rough idea of the larger 6.5" coming at you...
 
man don't that look like this :D another degraded picture. sorry
 

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DAng! I said an 8" blade not an 18" ;) Thats a wicked machetti. I like the handle on it. Do you still have it?
 
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