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    knife blanks in canada?

    in Knife Making

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    With all the advice you have posted telling others how to make knives and swords I am supprised a young guy like you is throwing away moneyt to have others forge the blade for them,.

    and i would think that a good smith like you would understand when somone is trying to give ideas for other peoples problems even if they are not the best suggestions. at least i try to help and not make that smith feel like he is stupid and useless... dose that make you feel big and better about yourself? i have never claimed to be a great smith and i have also never tryed to put down another, less experienced smith for trying to help somone else and i am tired of your constant pestering about my skill and experience. i was simply askin a question, and it IS my money, if i wanted i could burn it and use it to light my forge

    knife blanks in canada?

    in Knife Making

    Posted

    I don't see any but I would give them a call. They look more like an actual knifemaking supply and if they don't stock any they may be able to bring some in when they bring in steel. Or they may decide roughed out blades are something they want to carry. They do sell flat blade stock though. If you are doing a stock removal blade and plan on tapering the blade at all, cutting the profile while a fair bit of work is not that big a part of the overall job. Especially if you can find someone with a bandsaw that you can borrow to rough out a couple of blades.

    i gont have a blade grinder at this point, and i dont know anyone thish a vertical bandsaw, i was hoping just to buy the blanks so i could better learn how i need to forge my own blades to make finishing easyer... i will give him a call tomorrow if i get a chance

    It followed me home

    in Blacksmithing, General Discussion

    Posted

    just got home, i got 4 sets of tongs, 2 farriers, 1 large set that look to be for making hammers under a power hammer and a set for small round stock a 10lb sledge with a cross pein, and my favorite, a stake anvil that is about 20" tall and 45" long with a nice big horn (pics to come)
    Josh

    knife blanks in canada?

    in Knife Making

    Posted

    i am looking for a place to buy knife blades like these http://www.knifemaking.com/category-s/57.htm so i can finish them and better understand how to mount hardwear top them without spending a ton of money making the blades, then i can hopefully sell them (being honest that the blades are not of my making) for a small profit, but i cant find any where i can order them through the mail in canada, i could order them from jantz but would rather not pay the boarder fees and wait for the super efficient boarder people to let the package through
    Thanks
    Josh

    chisel steels???

    in Chisels, Gouges, Scissors, etc

    Posted

    So you are making a bunch AND having repeat runs expected? The 1080 will tolerate a "backyard" heat treat better, the W2 will probably perform better under long term professional use, but either way proper heat treat is needed. You can also order some of both materials and see which is better from a production standpoint for your process and equipment. Phil


    i have a group of people looking for chisel sets so yes i will be making quite a few, and i hope that if i do a nice job i will get repeat and new customers

    chisel steels???

    in Chisels, Gouges, Scissors, etc

    getting out to the shop in cold weather.

    in Blacksmithing, General Discussion

    Posted

    thanks for all the suggestions, but the only problem is that i live with my parents (im 15) and my dad trains horses out of our barn so i cant have anything cobbled together because we have clients coming in and out. i love the snow forge idea, but the problem is, we dont have snow tet, we have ice and (i could skate on the road)
    i would love to move south but at 15 i dont think that an option

    borntoolate, thats exactly what we have the humidity is frozen and we have a ton of wind.

    Jason, are you sending me the money to do that? :P

    getting out to the shop in cold weather.

    in Blacksmithing, General Discussion

    Posted

    so now that its winter up here in canada, we are getting temperatires aroung -20C (-4F) and itsonly going to get colder...and colder...and even colder so, i have been having trouble getting motivated to go out into my outdoor, un-walled shop that is filling with snow so i have some questions.

    #1 how do you get motivated to get out there?
    #2 how would you protect your tools from snow and wind and rain (3 grinders a drill press a cutoff saw, saws all, drills and sanders)
    #3 what could i use for walls? i have portable horse stall pannels that i am using but it is under a slanted roof pole building and they dont go all the way to the roof.

    Knife Kits... Dun dun daaaahhh

    in Knife Making

    Posted

    i am looking for a place in canada to order some blades, dose anyone know of a place i can order them? i could order from Jantz but would rather buy from canada because i'm worried about our super efficeint boarder helping my order get here safley with minimal charges.......

    that part about the boarder was laced with sarcasim

    1cwt brooks anvil

    in Anvils, Swage Blocks, and Mandrels

    Posted

    ok i wasnt sure, i know the hundred weight but didnt know if cwt was a differant system

    I have 2 peter wrights, my main one is a 100lb in great shape and my other is a 200lb that could use some work on the face. I'm 15 so my part time jobs are my only income (iv had a litle with blacksmithing). I will speak to him about it today, and have my offers and counter offers planned :P....

    clicker breaker opening size?

    in Solid Fuel Forges

    Posted

    my current forge (canadian forge co.) has a clinker breaker and i dont like it as much as my older forge without one, sadly i sold the smaller old one for the newer bigger one, coal and coke will vary in size. My coke is in peices of about 1/2" to 3/4" peices but when it burns down into peices of 3/8 and smaller they can fall through the gaps, i need to figure out some kind or grate to put in it instead
    Josh

    Vices/Prices. What's fair?

    in Vises

    Posted

    Joshua ,you scored big time lucky! I have paid $50 U.S. for a REED vise that is the same size. These heavy old machinists vises are tough and can stand a lot of pounding, perhaps not as much heavy hitting as a blacksmiths post vise the same size, but a LOT! The jaws are parrallel and do not wedge like a post vise does,but for holding bending jigs and holding work for grinding or drilling, they are excellent. The bigger the better. For now the collectors (spit) do not seem to think these old vises are worth collecting, and they can be had cheap.

    it has been sitting around under my workbench looking for a home, i dont know if i will be keeping it
    josh
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