Ok, I have a few questions...
1. How do I put that twist on the handle that you see on many RR spike knives? I'm guessing that you heat the handle first then lock in a vice and twist with a wrench of some kind. Also, where would you grip it? By the round part or the part just before that? Oh, and would it need a full turn, or half turn?
2. What is a fast way to put a decent finish on a knife? I know about draw fileing and I've done it before when making cold chisles and the like, but as these are only some of my practice blades I would like to put a quick-but-quality finish and practice my forgeing/shapeing of the blade instead of spending all that time shaveing metal, atleast untill I get a little more experience.
3a. About my forge, it seems to eat through propane, largely my fault for buying a two-burner instead of a single! Is there any way I can get the same heat while reduceing my gas expediture???
3b. After awhile, the flames tend to flicker a little, especially when it's cold. The tank will get covered in frost and when I shake it up, the flames kick back in full bore! I've tried bleeding the tank and that doesn't seen to help, could it simply be the cold?
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4. When normallizing, does it need to be left out till cooled completely? Or just untill it's magnetic again?
If anyone has one or more answers to any/all of these questions, please post them or message me! Thanks!!! :D