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Very,Very Nice!!

SWEET!!! Good to hear you are still kicking

That should be fine except I would add a couple of normalizing cycles before quench... A lot of stress is built up in that much forging... Also, just my opinion, but I like 'hawk cutting edges somewhat softer than knives... Mine tend to take a beating and see a file more than a stone...

I do a lot of "wrap and weld" 'hawks using any mystery steel for the wrap such as files..ect, and then weld in a known piece of high carbon steel for the cutting edge.... Traditionally this is the way it was done because of high cost of high carbon steel.... Example, 1018 hawk body with a 1080...

Why....Thank You... I spend a lot of time aging/rusting blades so this is a "what not to do" thread for me...

Very Nice!!

Sweet!!!

I love rust.....

Nice'un....Love the squirrel.....

Mate, I don't know where to start....AWESOME comes first!!! Dragons are my favorite pets, I wish we could incubate the eggs..I'd train them to protect the farm critters... Love the inlays and gum haft...... And my favorite Viking rune; Be your friend's true friend. Return gift for gift...

SWEET!!! Nice stamping, never got the hang of that....Love those Mexican style sheaths.... And, you are right...Chuck's dvd's taught me a ton!!

And I thought you were dead...If so, death becomes you!! Nice Job, LOVE the Crow style beading.....

Awesome! That guard is SWEET!!

Sweet!!

Looks great Mate!! Are those Brushturkey feathers? Love beadwork on 'hawks...