What's going on in your shop? Show us whats going on, and talk a bit about your work!

This is a prototype for a bushcraft-ish knife. It's pretty rough-looking because I didn't do to much finish work on it. Taking it into the Absaroka-Beartooth wilderness for some backcountry hunting and field testing.

 
I'm currently working on a mirror-matching set of polished/forged fighters in Ebony and Thuya burl. The polished version has two-1/4" carbon fiber pins in the handle slabs. The forge-finish blade will have the reverse of this with Thuya burl bolsters(front and rear) with 1/8" carbon fiber pins and the handle slabs of Ebony.



-Peter
 
My little brothers birthday was the other day (he's 14) so i made this blade blank for him it was out of an old file because i didnt have the time to send a blade out to heat treat
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im wrapping this little project up. my dad found an old cleaver out in the desert while walking his dogs and gave it to me
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the scales are some oak the my dad found you guessed it while walking his dogs lol this pic is after the 6th or 7th coat of walnut oil that i had fun squeezing out in the shop. i still need to sharpen it and buy some bees wax to coat the handle with when i run out of walnut oil
 
Here is a little mini trapper I just finished. 2-15/16" closed,1/16" 440-C blade and spring. Mammoth Ivory covers.
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Also finished the monster folder.5-1/2"closed 1/8" O-1 Blade and spring Black G-10 covers
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After a long period of collecting parts, I finally started building a hydraulic press this weekend. It's intended to be a small footprint tabletop unit. It will be about 13" wide and 42" tall. It will get some additional reinforcement, but here's the basic chassis...
 
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Maelstrom78 said:
Interesting shoulders. Do you leave those "flanges" on the shoulders so you can really get them square after HT?

Sweet hamon.
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I measure and file with a round file pre ht. That ensures that I have rounded junctions after ht when I finish the shoulders.

Allows me to keep the shoulders hard.
 
Mr Crawford, are you using any plans to build your press. I am as well planning on building a bench top hydraulic press. Where did you find your materials, and what are your plans for a hydraulic system spec wise. I am very interested in your construction and am looking forward to the complete product.
 
Gting said:
Mr Crawford, are you using any plans to build your press. I am as well planning on building a bench top hydraulic press. Where did you find your materials, and what are your plans for a hydraulic system spec wise. I am very interested in your construction and am looking forward to the complete product.
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Hi Gting,

The only plans I'm using are some drawings I did in MS Paint to try to anticipate the problem areas. I did read every thread on hydraulic presses I could find and then read that much again on log-splitter threads. Surplus Center (www.surpluscenter.com) is a great place to start shopping for hydraulics. The cylinder is a 4" bore with a 2.25" ram and 8" of stroke. It will be powered by a 7.5 hp electric motor coupled to a 6 gal/minute single speed vane pump (I wanted it fast & quiet). The valve is 3 position with spring return (no detent). Once the hydraulics were bought I found a steel yard with a good scrap pile. It was 40 miles away but worth the drive. The basic frame is rectangular tubing with 1/4" wall thickness and I'll add to it where needed. My cylinder has cross tubes so I use 1.25" 1018 steel rod to pin it in place. Hre's where I left off tonite. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.
 
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