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Offline bubby

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Re: Knife work
« Reply #15 on: March 28, 2018, 11:59:23 am »
Bubbly,
When do you cut the haft in.  I assume you have a template for the pattern.  I have much to learn!
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I will make a template to start with usually, on these I just drew them out on the steel with some soapstone, they aren't too fancy. If I was going to forge the shape of the knife I would just cut an angle for the tip to reduce the hammer work and cut to tang out, I have bad wrists and try and save as much hammer work as I can
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Re: Knife work
« Reply #16 on: April 02, 2018, 07:12:25 pm »
I got a little file work done on the spines today
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Re: Knife work
« Reply #17 on: April 02, 2018, 07:13:39 pm »
More pics
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Knife work
« Reply #18 on: April 02, 2018, 10:07:16 pm »
Fun following progress on these. Decided what you're going to use for handle scales?
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Re: Knife work
« Reply #19 on: April 02, 2018, 10:12:12 pm »
Not yet, my work seems to be rather fluid right now, like I can't make up my mind lol
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Re: Knife work
« Reply #20 on: April 03, 2018, 06:09:15 am »
Looking very nice of both of them. Not sure what you are talking about with the salt ??

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Re: Knife work
« Reply #21 on: April 03, 2018, 07:35:01 am »
Pappy the salt melts at the proper heat to quench this type of steel so it is a better indicator of when to quench than a magnet
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Knife work
« Reply #22 on: April 04, 2018, 06:58:07 am »
    Bubby,
                  Like the file work man...Especially the snake pattern...Looking good
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Re: Knife work
« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2018, 11:09:17 am »
That top o e sure strikes my fancy. Nice work.
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