Jon Buescher
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Having another go at this hidden tang thing, guard fits perfect handle wood fits perfect, please God, protect this blade in final grind, it is tempering now 4” drop point hunter in 1084
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Randy Lucius
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Haven’t posted much lately because I’ve been busy working on a Christmas present for the daughter-in-law. A set of six steak knives. Seems like it took forever to get them done.
I’ve got some projects lined up and looking forward to getting them started. Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a great New Year!!
I’ve got some projects lined up and looking forward to getting them started. Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a great New Year!!
Bruce McLeish
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Great stuff! Merry Christmas!
opaul
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Wow!
tkroenlein
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Well those are pretty fantastic!
tkroenlein
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Built a new stump for my anvil. I had a pretty light duty metal stand had built that was much too springy. This is so much better. I had to try it and since I was firing up the smoker first thing this morning, I started early. I have a penchant for rustic, early American/blacksmithy type knives. So I made my very 1st forge and files only knife. Got punched holes and all. I will finish the bevels on the 2x72 stone wheel. 
Randy Lucius
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Received a really great Christmas present yesterday. A heat treating oven with all the bells and whistles. Now to study up on heat treating stainless.
Dennis Morland
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Randy - Killer gift. There are several internet sites that give their heat treating recipes. Knife Dogs has a few. I had to look for my first shot at stainless. I think Bossdog has some of them on his website, also.
Bruce McLeish
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Very nice , Randy. But I'll just stick with my book o f matches and my fingers for temperature control.
John Wilson
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Randy that is awesome!
Nick Riggi
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Very nice and very jealous!
New Jersey Steel Baron has a listing of steels and their HT instructions. Happy New Year!
New Jersey Steel Baron has a listing of steels and their HT instructions. Happy New Year!
Randy Lucius
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Thanks Dennis. The manual has a lot heat treating schedules. I’ll look around. Lots of reading to do.
Randy Lucius
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I’m glad I got this. My fingers would never stay in spec. I was tired of having to send them in for recalibration.
Dennis Morland
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USA Knifmaker and Alpha Knife Supply have a few recipes. I think Kevin Cashen has several on Knifedogs, somewhere. When I got my oven, there was an online printout with several of them. It has been a while. Maybe it was on a CD with the oven. I will have to look when I get home.
Daniel Macina
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Big project this next year!
just ordered.
just ordered.
Sean Jones
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Wow...that is big project!
Randy Lucius
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Got one etched this morning. Ready to glue up some handles.
Daniel Macina
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it was a toss up between this and a mill but I think I’m going to do this. Damascus is calling to me. Haha. Really want to do some folders sometime to but I really love to build/fabricate stuff.
Jon Buescher
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At my boys Wrestling tournament now, between matches Im looking on here this is what I’m working on now, I made a nice guard and handle and a nice blade last week, problem was that once it was all glued together, it didn’t match at all. So I made a bowie blade and started over on the handle, same materials including the other half of the handle block I split for last weeks knife
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Jon Buescher
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Finished her up
