TO ALL NEO TRIBAL METAL SMITHS.. heres my videos *WIP*

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CodyOebel

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YouTube - StartingUpForge
YouTube - BreakingLeafSpringHD.MTS
YouTube - BreakingLeafSpringHD2
YouTube - HammeringSkinner1.MTS
YouTube - SkinnerForge2
YouTube - KNIFEFORGESKINNER3
YouTube - HandForgedSkinner4
YouTube - Skinner6



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YouTube - StartingUpForge
YouTube - HammeringSkinner1.MTS
YouTube - SkinnerForge2
YouTube - KNIFEFORGESKINNER3
YouTube - HandForgedSkinner4
YouTube - Skinner6


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-------------------------UPDATES 1-07-2011 Videos BELOW HERE--------------------------------
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-----------The Below Videos are updates for 1-07-2011--------------------------------------
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UPDATE NOTES:

Tomorrow 1-08-2011..I take a video of the hardening of the blade, tempering of
the blade, and video an abuse test to make sure it holds up, and stays razor
sharp after the chop abuse test, and then
install the blade, and it's done! Waiting for the wife to make a sheath for it.
If anyone is interested
in this skinner please let me know. I am pricing it at 150+S\H$. It includes
the compass you seen in one
video, and also a magnesium
striker(fire starter).
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YouTube - StrikingFire.wmv
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YouTube - DrinkingTequilaAndForgineSk1
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YouTube - ForgingonJoseCuervoGoldSk2
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YouTube - DrunkOnTequilaAndForgingSk3
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YouTube - SK4BurningHandleIntoPlace
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YouTube - SK5HotCuttingTipToShape.
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YouTube - SK6DrinkingTequilaAndForging.
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YouTube - Skinner7-Doing Some Filing.
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YouTube - SkinnerAndHandleComponents.
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Here I am bending the guard. I made from the top of a stainless spoon.
I buy spoons at thrift\goodwill stores for this use. I can forge them
but if I find a spoon\fork with an engraving I like I keep it that way.
Makes a one of a kind knife with added character.
YouTube - BendingGuardSkinner9

Here I am normalizing the blade for the first time. I did not
video the other two times I normalized to magnetic north.
YouTube - NormalizingSkinnerSK8






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************UPDATED VIDEOS BELOW**********************************
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-----ABUSE VIDEOS, AND TEMPERING VIDEOS------

YouTube - Hardening.m2ts
YouTube - Second Tempering
YouTube - CheckingTemperOnSkinner
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YouTube - TemperingSk01
YouTube - HDSK01KnifeAbuse


FINALLY....**UPDATED PICTURES OF IT COMPLETED. ALSO VIDEO of Completed knife.** Will be working on the sheath when my wife has time!

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Video of the knife completed.
YouTube - SkinnerCompleted.MTS



My wife will be working on the sheath throughout this week.
We have an idea to darken the sheath to the same color as the knifes
handle leather the dark red\dark brown mixture. We will use reddish leather. Darken it
with leather ink. Then scuff the leather with sand paper to bring out the red underneath
to get a great match. Going for the worn look.

Unless I can sale this knife. I wont be making another one any time soon. The charcoal
is whats costing me and being the most pain. Spent 40$ alone in burning wood, and making
my own charcoal on making this knife alone.

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At the bottom is a beer bottle top opener I hand filed.
For when your skinning, and get thirsty! :)
 
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Good to see you into it cody. But let me say as one who started out like you did, i've come to learn machines are our friends. :)

But a bit of advice: You should definitely invest(if you can) in a hand held grinder, i only say this cause, i to work by myself alot. So hot cutting is difficult, by yourself. A grinder with a cutoff wheel will save lots of time and energy.
 
Thanks :)

But nope.. I will touch a machine if the request comes by a customer.
As a electronics graduate, and software programmer in c++. This is my escape from technology of any sort.
I feel cheating already using an electrical blower and power drill because I have not yet obtained the hand power replacement yet....... yet :)
 
I sold this knife. Bought a cheap anvil and more files, and now making a big bowie.
 
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