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    brut-de-forge-Challenge KITH

    Not having done this before, what is the process for exchanging addresses??
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    Moving some steel

    Warning, on the antifreeze. I don't know about fumes, but never use automotive anti freeze in any open container. Especially if any animals could have access to it. It tastes sweet to them and will crystalize in their kidneys ensuring a slow and painful death. Lost several favorite outdoor...
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    A Big Integral Bush

    So fine Tai! Nice work, but take it easy on the arm. Tendonitis is a @@@@@, and takes so stinkin long to go away.
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    brut-de-forge-Challenge KITH

    Finished at last. Sometimes life gets in the way of more important things like makin stuff, and havin fun. Pic's to follow. Put me on the finished list George.
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    Banana Short Knife

    Beautiful knife and sheath Jeremiah. That O7 is some hard steel to pound. You've done it well, and the patina is nice and dark like I like um. That's a nice touch with the belt loop there. Fit and finish excellent.
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    Dragon Goat

    Fantastic group. Very feral, but also refined. A real practical blade and sheath.
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    brut-de-forge-Challenge KITH

    Not quite done, but workin on it as time allows. Sorry for being so pokie. It should be worth it.
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    brut-de-forge-Challenge KITH

    Finally have gotten a little free time and mine is getting forged this week, hopefully done shortly. Sorry to hold things up. Martin
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    puuko in buffalo horn

    Great looking puuko. Nice grind.
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    Pawn

    That is a great user. Especially like that dense wood and checkering.
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    S7 tool steel.??

    S-7 is hell on wheels to forge without a pwr hammer. Very red hard. Makes great punches and chisels, and fullers, great hot work tooling for smiths though.
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    mammoth work

    That is some beautiful work Repiton. Especially like the first one, the color of earth tones and the Ostrich leather is great. Is your stamp a Snipe? ( a small woodland bird)
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    brut-de-forge-Challenge KITH

    Finally getting started on my contribution to this KITH. Had to finish building a new post vise work station, as I had sold my old one to make way for a better one with a 5 1/4" vise a heavy steel plate top that can take some pounding, a hardy hole, and a tong rack. The top is 1 1/8"x 17"x 22"...
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    HT for 1050?

    me2, I am using the magnet test, then just a quick trip back to the forge for a few more degrees, then quench. Yes it will skate a file no problem when fully hard. And I wouldn't expect it to be a high performance skinner, but it should hold a fair edge and be useable. It does give a very...
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    Heat Treating Railroad Spike Knives

    I've never Rc checked one as they are beveled, and I figured with .30 %-C they would NEVER be what you would call a hi-performance knife. That being said they are tough as hell, and who in their right mind would want to carry such a heavy club on a regular basis. They would have been a great...
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    HT for 1050?

    Me2, No I have tried forge heating the whole blade as well. When I torched the edge I was going for a hard edge/soft back. I quenched in hot water, and the blade split down the line between the hot edge and not hot back. The blade was a 9" Leuku, (a scandanavian chopper), which has a...
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    HT for 1050?

    Several yrs. back we came across some 3/16 x1 1/4x38"CR steel in quantity at our local scrap yard. We bought several pcs. and it sparked hicarbonish enough to test. Oil quench was disappointing, so I tried water and it hardened well. The price was right and large quantities were available so...
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    Heat Treating Railroad Spike Knives

    I have always HTed HC spikes in Super Quench to get the most possible hardness out of them , then tempered at 300F twice to stress relieve and make sure all is Martensite.
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    brut-de-forge-Challenge KITH

    I'm still in but the dec. date works better for me as my work keeps me pretty busy til the end of Nov. then I get to work more on knives during the winter. The later date might help get others in though. Either way I'll geterdone, just might have to suspend other projects a bit.
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    Ulpara

    Very nice work! Nice treatment on the end washer, and patina of the copper.
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