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JROSE

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  • Location
    Bristol Va.
  • Biography
    Mothers family name is Smithey. I guess the interest comes natural :-)
  • Interests
    Blackpowder cartridge shooting, play Dobro in bluegrass/Americana band, and now blacksmithing
  • Occupation
    Truck driver/recieving manager/small engine tech
  1. JROSE

    Latest knife

    It was a 10" table saw blade with a wide kerf also my first attempt at stock removal. Thanks
  2. JROSE

    My Band

    Nothing to do with blacksmithing/bladesmithing, just me and my band playing a local music festival. There are a couple of smiths set up to sell at the festival though, so I guess it qualifies in a round-a- bout way ;-) (I'm the one sitting down playing Dobro)
  3. JROSE

    Latest knife

    Thanks guys. I hope to try it out this fall. It seems like it's going to be a good knife. It holds an edge very well. Thank you for the comments
  4. JROSE

    Latest knife

    Thanks. I saw a picture in Dixie gun works catalog and modeled it after it. Really liked the design. I think they called it a "Roach belly"
  5. Hello everyone. This is my latest knife. Old saw blade material and buffalo horn handles with a mild steel guard.
  6. JROSE

    HPIM4900

    Latest knife
  7. JROSE

    First Knives

    Yes I edge quenched and then heat treated them in the oven. Have read of so many different ways to treat that I did each a little different but it seems that 3 times for an hour @<400>degrees brought the blades to a yellowish brown (I assume thats straw color?) then cleaned them up and and sharpened. They seem to hold an edge pretty well and I even used the top one to dress out a deer this past season and it was still fairly sharp when I finished. Don't know if 3 treatments is overkill or not but I read about it and gave it a try and it seemed to work pretty good. Thanks for the comments
  8. Hello everyone. This is my first post on the forum. These are my first three knives. The materials include an old file, a piece of a hayrake tooth,and a bushhog blade. The two bone handles are from a deer I took last year with buffalo horn caps. The wooden handle is ironwood. The blades range from 4" to about 5"
  9. JROSE

    My first knives

    These are my first three knives. Materials include a hayrake tooth, bushhog blade,and an old file. Handles are the leg of a deer I took last year and some ironwood scraps left from a deck project. Both bone handle knives are capped with buffalo horn
  10. JROSE

    Hi.

    I just found this site through anvilfire and joined up. I'm just getting started in blacksmithing though I've been interested for as long as I can remember. There's not any classes close enough for me to take, so there is a lot of trial and error but it sure is fun learning. Have finished a few projects that I found both here and on anvilfire and they actually turned out fairly well (to my surprise:)) and am looking forward to learning all that I can. Just grateful that there are sites like this to help out and find valueable info on. Thanks , J Rose
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