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  1. BlackthornForge
    Don't have solid proof for ya, Steve, all I know is that my spikes seem to hold up to a lot more abuse since I started using the oil. Could be something else I'm doing differently I suppose but I don't know what it'd be.
  2. BlackthornForge
    How did you etch the 5160? I'm making some 5160 hunters and I love your patina.
  3. BlackthornForge
    Hey, looks good! Did you forge the blade or shape it on a grinder? How did the veggie oil work for you? Did you heat the oil first or quench cold? Obviously you'll want to make sure you're working on sharpening up your grind lines unless you went with a convex grind on purpose (some guys do), but that comes with practice and time.
  4. BlackthornForge
    As terrible as it is, I use used semi truck oil as a quench for RR spikes. I find that the carbon case hardens RR spikes pretty well, and whatever other crap is in the oil smoke feels like a massage for my lungs... I do wear a chemical respirator to keep the gunk out of me, but it's free and like I said, it case-hardens nicely.
  5. BlackthornForge
    hey, send me a list of ideas and I'll run with it!! I think a Spanish explorer series would be a lot of fun, and an extraterrestrial set gives a lot of imaginative possibilities that could be really cool.
  6. BlackthornForge
    I've been talking to some of you about a skinning knife I'll be making with a checkered handle. It's part of a set themed around some of the great American explorers. The first knife in the set, "The Clark," is a pretty straight forward drop-point hunter. Here's the WIP. here's the design. Full tang 440c, with a brass guard, pins, and a mosaic center pin, and a lanyard hole. the beginning grind and rough work screwed up my grind line trying to cut corners, so I decided to take the grind clear back to the spine.and the obligatory injury photo. Working on the polish tonight. More pictures tomorrow. Feedback is welcome!
  7. BlackthornForge
    I've been talking to some of you about a skinning knife I'll be making with a checkered handle. It's part of a set themed around some of the great American explorers. The first knife in the set, "The Clark," is a pretty straight forward drop-point hunter. Here's the WIP.... and the obligatory injury photo. More to come tomorrow.
  8. BlackthornForge
    I'll definitely be posting something for critique and feedback.
  9. BlackthornForge
    I'll keep that in mind and look for a texturing technique that gives decent grip while maintaining the ability to do a quick and easy field cleaning. I generally wipe my knives clean then wash them with soap later, but I like the idea of a quick rub with a Lysol wipe or something.
  10. BlackthornForge
    Depends on the definition of "easily cleaned" I suppose... do you prefer a knife that is clean after a quick wipe with a cloth in the field, or are you talking about a soap and water wash without deep scrubbing?
  11. BlackthornForge
    Hadn't thought of that. Don't know why. Making it more complicated than necessary I guess. Although, I'd like to use a piece of desert ironwood or line maple and I don't know if I could find that in a pre-made 1911 grip
  12. BlackthornForge
    I'll definitely try that. Just a thought: hitting wood with a hammer like that will cause a lot more damage than hitting steel with it. May be best to find a decent framing hammer at a pawn shop and cut the head off to use as a striking surface rather than the striker. That might allow more precision and make the texture more uniform and less apt to strike the same place twice, which would have a meat-tenderizer effect and just tear up the piece.
  13. BlackthornForge
    Man, I've been posting a lot for the last couple days. Hope no one's getting sick of me yet! Anyway, I'm making a little skinner from some 5160 for an American explorer themed set. Because the theme is 19th century (though the knives are of a more modern design), I'd like to use wood for all the handles. Here's the rub: I want the skinner's handle to be very aggressively textured to make it more slip-resistant when you've got your hands deep inside a deer or elk carcass... I'm thinking something along the lines of the popular wood texturing you see on the grip of a 1911--kind of a diamond-y pattern... Any ideas? I was thinking maybe one of those Dremel sandpaper discs without a backing would cut a thin enough line that it would work, but any of the burrs might be too thick. Google hasn't turned up much because most "gun grip texturing" is about how to melt polymer.
  14. BlackthornForge
    Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try!
  15. BlackthornForge
    My grandfather has a handheld Makita. He may have brought it back from overseas though. Great tool!
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