Rravan
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quick question dose a katana, tanto ect have a V shaped edge or a chisel edge ?
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i guss i was a little kid (which isnt that long ago) i have been turning out wooden knives and swords. then in my early teens i tried my hand at stock removal only with mild steel and now im 17 and part of a blacksmithing group in Aus, and forging my own knives and i still consider myself an amature.
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nothing wrong with oscar
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hi guys i was makind a knife the other day and was in the middle of desining the handle for it and thought it would look realy good with a mokume gane gard on it. only problem is i know next to nothing on the subject and was hoping you guys could help. eg can i just forge weld it to gether? do i need a flux? ect. any light sheed on this would be well recived
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sry about the pics can't seem to make small ones that enlarge so hear are the big ones
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im not sure what to call this one but i think its a hunter. it is made from a coil sping rivit and gardtype thing are copper handle is tasi oak with sented wax melted into it any critisms would be great as im trying to make each knife better then the last one hope you like it
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how long have you been smithing/making for cos that is awesome man
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i would only bring a small bellows a ballpeen hammer a pice of L shaped pipe and a high carbon plate aboul 2cm thick with spikes to nail it to a tree stump or something, to use as an anvil plus some iron i would use wood/hand made charcoal for fule
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thx heaps i will try it right away
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i got the pics hope you like them also any criticism on the knife itself would be good. thx
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it is a medium size hunter type knife it is flat ground except i did most the edge work on a bench grinder then followed it up in the linisher and final on a whet stone. as for matrials it is made from coil spring from a truck, it is hardend in oil and temperd to a medium straw colour. allso it is quite thick. as i said ill try to post a pic soon.
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Hey guy i just finished what i call my first 'real' knife and was wondering how to get it real sharp and what sort of edges would be good for it. i will try to post a pic some time tomorrow feel free to talk about different techniques and such. ta
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is that sharp on both edges or just one
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just wandering but would the hardness of the water make a difference in a quench?
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just a few questions about blade smithing
Rravan replied to Rravan's topic in Finish and Polish for Knives
thanxs heaps any tips on riviting and such allso i live in Australia and no book stores have jim Hrisoulas ive cheked. and i do not have enough money to get it imported, after al i am still in high scool. -
first of i would like to know if any one has any handle making and fastning tips ? and second can any one tell me if re-rod is sutable for blades? thanks heaps.
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the left one is trasmition shaft the middle just mild steel (after al it is just a letter opener.) and the dagger is made from an old chisel.
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right so the one on the left was the first ever "thing" that i forged the one in the middle is a neat letter opener that i designed andthe one on the right is my lattest effort
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If you wanna see them there in the gallery Edit: photos attached
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i finaly figured it out sorry it took so long enjoy i think, tell me if any one else can see the pics because i cant