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  1. James-G

    Fire in my home town

    This last Sunday a fire started in Fritch, wind was blowing 45 mph gusting to 50 mph out of the south southwest, mean it dry and hot. The fire started near the lake area where there a lot deep canyons a hard to get to placed, If you have moment of pray . I been calling my mother and father daily...
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    Getting married specail

    Like the title says I am getting married and I am wanting to sell some of my beaded knife cases for some pocket money and honeymoon money. The first one is my personal knife and case, the knife it a blade i bought out of crazy crow mag.the handle is peyote stitched by me, The case is a...
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    belt knife

    Was asked how fast I could make a knife for xmas , Told the friend sure it was the first weekend of Dec, I did not know that it was going to be in the single digets temps and with a - wind chill, the first blade i broke in the quanch, so i forge another out of a file. Here what i come up with 5...
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    Hunting Knife

    finished the case for this knife , sharpen and a 14 year boy first custom knife and case for xmas.
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    San Mai Bowie

    It cooling off here and we had some rain and a nice weekend so. I decided i needed to do a big bowei knife. Found a piece of wrought rim of a buggy about 8 in long not for sure how thing, Drawed it by hand . to about a thick as the file i want to use folded the metal in half. cut it , then took...
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    Edc

    A friend wife asked me to make a knife for her husband.This is what i come up with ,Forged a drop tip. Did a stacked metal guard with some form Eric hot to. Tan Micarta for the handle black and red spacer Mild steel for the guard and a piece of red spacer, Coil spring for the steel...
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    Skinner

    I forged this out of a piece of Ford steering tie-rod, Handle is tan Micarta scales with black liner. brass pins.
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    Propane forge.

    I am being forced to finish my gas forge , county burn ban. My forge is made out of a old propane tank , I have the kaowool,What I need is some help figure out the stuff i need to cover it and what the best use, I am makeing it a blown forge. Any help would be thank full.
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    bareing race

    I have a whole bunch,of bareing race, What I understand they forge like 52100, but I read on another forum that it could be a 8000 serious steel. Could someone tell what kinda it could be please. Thank you
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    Drop Point Bowie

    The blade shape started out as a spear point, I was wanting to do a edge quanch to get the nose to come up alittle. So I edge quanched it in warm brine three times to get it straight.Temper 3 times Etched in vinger. Steel-1050 Guard-blacken steel with a geram silver spacer in front...
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    Drop Point Bowie

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    Heat treat for 1050

    I have a spear point bowie forged out of some 1050, I would like to edge quanch it. Should I use warm brine or oil.How many times should I normalize the blade? Thank you.
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    Ladies and Gents

    I been reading on for the forum for awhile that I might say hello.
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    Pattern welded Bowie

    Steels 52100&15n20, Got it from a gent in Florida Handle-Bubinga Pin-Steel1/4 Black spacer Brass guard.
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    Chainsaw Knife.

    This is the WIP I did with the 5 pieced of chainsaw blade wip.The left over piece I took it and drilled some shallow holes into the billet then. i forged the clip point blade 400 hundred wet dry finish then etched with vinger. The guard is bronze that textude with a ball pein hammer.The handle...
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