BM454

Thank all of you.

Fine looking knife all together. Just wondering where you got your powdered 1084 from? I'd like to try one of those myself. Thank you.

Choo Choo Forge in Chattanooga meets every Thursday and our monthly meeting is the first Thursday of each month. Don't know how close you are but, we'd be happy to have you.

Any idea what the cable was used for in its past life? That just might help to figure out its makeup.

I have to say, that's a fine looking knife all around.

I've seen where people weld the tang onto knives. I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say go for it. If it work great and if not a good lesson learned. Scott

I like all of these. Just wondering what kind of wood you used on the handles of the first one.

That is a fine looking knife all around. Blade, handle and sheath all go together well.

I like it so far. Really like the shape of the blade. Can't wait to see it finished.

Nice blade!

Geeeeeeeee Thank you. Now I have the itch to make something. I must say that's a beautiful knie all around.

Great job on the table's. I have a small one that was going to be hauled for scrap and I was like HMMMMMMM sell me that for scrap price. I got it for free just by asking. I have a lot of scrap I use from time to time on projects. I've always tried to reuse what I come across. I had a job in a fab shop from 1990-1994 and was given the scrap. I still have some of it to this day and at the time I didn't even own a welder or torch. I knew I would use it at some point in my life and have over and over. Scott

Thank you There's several ways of doing them. This one had some frame damage as well. At some point a large section of it had been punched with grapple at the mill when being unloaded.

Hiya Sam I plated the inside with half inch plate. What I've found in the past if you put to much plate or make the weld joint to stiff it will tend to break at the weld. The frame has to flex somewhat. I've done several of these over the years and they all have held up rather well. I used a six sided plate instead of a rectangle plate. I've seen welds fail time after time over the years if someone welds a rectangle plate all the way around. I've used diamond shape plates in the past as well. All of them work as long as you do it the proper way. Thanks for the weld comment by the way. It's what I do fr a living. I wish I had brought along my wire brush though. The welds needed a good brushing. Scott

Thank you Dave. I used 1/8- 7018 H4R for the rods ( it's what I had at hand) I run the amps around 130 or so and my machine is a Lincoln Ranger 8. I have a lot more lead on the machine than normally so I run the amps a bit higher than some others. Of course every machine is different as you know. Miller machines seen to run a bit hotter to me. Scott

A customer wanted his log trailer 6 feet shorter. So this is how you do it. More or less LOL This is the trailer before I cut 6 feet out of the middle. This is it with the 6 feet reomved Welded back together A picture of the weld on the outside of the frame. I did a full pen weld on the frame and added a !/2" plate to the inside of the frame for support. This is a weld I made on the frame of the truck that will be pulling it. I forgot to take pics of the progress on it. I cut 4' from the frame on it. The truck came with a sleeper and he removed it. That left the frame to long for what he wanted to do with the truck. Scott

You can also use a Green welding jacket. Cut it to the size you need and cover your head with it. I use a Huntsman welding hood and added snaps to the bottom front so I can add leather when needed. The green jackets are cheap and somewhat cooler than leather. More than big enough too. Scott

I like them all the same. Very good job.

I see so many anvils in that picture. I'm sure the one you pick will do a lifetime.

Thank you. I'm gonna clean it up after I get the handles on it. Been working 6 days a weeks and just don't have the time to finish it.

Sweet!

I've been wanting a one piece tomahawk for some time now. I forged this one from a log truck leaf spring. It's all one forging. Drew the handle out and then the head. It's a bit rough by design. I could grind and polish it to a mirror finish but, this is what I wanted. It will have walnut handles on it when I get the time to put them on it. Scott

You can go to your local scrap yard and buy some leaf springs. Most of the time they will sell you steel. It's typically 5160 steel and will temper very well. Seems you are well on your way as far as the blades go. I like all three. Scott

If you were around Chattanooga Tennessee I'd give you the welding rods to fix it with. I have a ton of 8018's and 9018's. Any rod in the range of 7018 to 11018 will do just fine. Scott

I like it. Keep up the good work.