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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: jonathan creason on August 30, 2011, 10:51:04 am

Title: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: jonathan creason on August 30, 2011, 10:51:04 am

Just finished these 2 up, just need to get sheaths made for them.  Both are forged from Aldo's 1084 steel and wrapped with 10-12 feet of paracord.

(http://i52.tinypic.com/w2hnpv.jpg)

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: ZanderPommo on August 30, 2011, 10:56:21 am

How'd you get them to be transparent? 

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: jonathan creason on August 30, 2011, 11:02:31 am

Ah crap, they showed up there at first.  Here's the link if anybody cares to take a look  http://www.flickr.com/photos/42240828@N08/6096516160/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42240828@N08/6096516160/).

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: Jimbob on August 30, 2011, 11:35:41 am

NICE!!!  I like the paracord wrap.

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: mullet on August 30, 2011, 07:39:24 pm

 Those are cool, green is my color ;).

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: Pat B on August 30, 2011, 10:15:27 pm

Nice Jonathan. Great shapes too!  8)

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: nugget on August 31, 2011, 08:33:06 am

Saw them and started to drool. now I need a new keyboard

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: jonathan creason on August 31, 2011, 10:40:22 am

Thanks guys.  I'm getting a little better at shaping with the hammer, but I still had to grind and file quite a bit on these.  Got a couple more in the works that are going to be different.

The green doesn't have a home, Eddie.  If you want it drop me a line.

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: mullet on August 31, 2011, 11:54:38 am

will do ;)

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: Mechslasher on August 31, 2011, 12:16:53 pm

sweet!  how did you temper the blades?

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: Pappy on August 31, 2011, 01:21:26 pm

Sweet,very nice work. :)
     Pappy

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: jonathan creason on August 31, 2011, 01:26:44 pm

Thanks everybody!  Chris, I brought them up to non-metallic in my forge and quenched in canola oil.  After that I tempered them in the oven at 500 degrees for 2 one hour cycles.

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: cracker on August 31, 2011, 05:12:27 pm

Did you let them completely cool between cycles?

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: jonathan creason on August 31, 2011, 05:56:34 pm

Yep, I think I waited an hour or so between cycles but they were probably cool enough before then.

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: nugget on September 03, 2011, 05:56:21 pm

I want to place an order.. :o

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: jonathan creason on September 03, 2011, 11:45:53 pm

I'm sure we can work out some sort of deal, buddy.  Finally got an anvil today and I'm building a new forge so hopefully I can start turning them out a little faster.

Title: Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
Post by: nugget on September 04, 2011, 10:01:18 am

Sounds good to me