billyO
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Working on 2nd kitchen knife, looking for advice...(Final Pics)
Hello all.
Spent the day at the forge today and forged out another kitchen knife. Seeing as my anvil doesn't have a flat face, I'm planning on having my friend flatten it under his 250lb Chambersburg or 50 ton press. Billet started at ~1 3/8" x 1/2 " and was 240 layers of 1084/15N20 that I ground random waves in before forging.
The blades forged dimensions are: 9 3/4" long; Spine is 0.240" at the heel, 0.145" at the tip; edge is ~0.100 from heel to tip. Height at heel is ~2.095"
Any suggestions on shape changes?
What dimensions should I be shooting for when forging?
What thickness should I tell him to shoot for?
Anyone ever do a random curves pattern?
and lastly: What's a good size for starting billet size when grinding a ladder pattern or drilling shallow holes? To be honest, I'm beat after forging this into a blade and another piece into a ladder pattern blank today...
Thanks in advance.
Hello all.
Spent the day at the forge today and forged out another kitchen knife. Seeing as my anvil doesn't have a flat face, I'm planning on having my friend flatten it under his 250lb Chambersburg or 50 ton press. Billet started at ~1 3/8" x 1/2 " and was 240 layers of 1084/15N20 that I ground random waves in before forging.
The blades forged dimensions are: 9 3/4" long; Spine is 0.240" at the heel, 0.145" at the tip; edge is ~0.100 from heel to tip. Height at heel is ~2.095"
Any suggestions on shape changes?
What dimensions should I be shooting for when forging?
What thickness should I tell him to shoot for?
Anyone ever do a random curves pattern?
and lastly: What's a good size for starting billet size when grinding a ladder pattern or drilling shallow holes? To be honest, I'm beat after forging this into a blade and another piece into a ladder pattern blank today...
Thanks in advance.
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