Rravan

how long have you been smithing/making for cos that is awesome man

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

thx heaps i will try it right away

i got the pics hope you like them


also any criticism on the knife itself would be good.
thx

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.

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

is that sharp on both edges or just one

just wandering but would the hardness of the water make a difference in a quench?

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.

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.

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

If you wanna see them there in the gallery

Edit: photos attached

thanks app man here they are;

except that they are to big to post on the thread
plz help

hey guys if you didnt read my intro then im not going to introduse myself again. I would like to post some pictures of my knives but i know not how so if someone could plz explain to my the process of getting a picture on here then i would gladly share my first attempts at blade smithing. i belive that i have 3 lieing around some were that i could dig up.

you can check out our website at Mont De Lancey Blacksmithing Group

thanxs dan, i hail form vic and i belong to a small club in mont de lancy, oscar a german smith is the head smith there.

hi guys im new here, im still in my teens, i live in australia and i am a black smithing enthusiast pacticuly into blade smithing, if any one shows an intresst i will figure out how to post some pictures of my work.