monkeyboy

i have a half a dozen small pieces . i use the end , i mean i stand the track on end and use this for peining pins and such. i drive big nails or screws in to the stump the track sits on to hold it the ball or top of the rail is a pain to hammer on, at least for trying to make a knife. get yourself a real anvil. not a chinese POS. anyway luck with your hammer buzz oh yeah i ain't been here for awhile, got a new system and a new browser so i'm getting back in touch

there are several home built 2x72 grinders to look at on you tube. i am scrounging for some 2inch skateboard wheels for my 2x72 build. i'll go with a single phase 1horsepower motor to start with. all good buzz

that particular shape is called and elk in mora speak. Helle or Lauri , made a knife like it. i can't remember now i made one similar but it is not as cool as yours. if ever you want to sell this little cutter let me know all good buzz:cool:

Busse uses S7 in their blade. i've also heard S7 is used in mower blades?? buzz

heck i always use epoxy. Bark river uses JB weld. seems to work O.K. buzz my pc was jammed for about three months till i could afford to have it repaired. all good

The other way to get an equally beautiful and usable blade would be to buy a bar of 1075(close carbon content to that preferred by Yoshindo), forge it out into your blade blank, then forge in the bevels. Grind and sen and file it the rest of the way to semi final shape, coat with the refractory clay known as Satanite, quench in warmed oil, then pull out and stick in your household oven at 400 to 495 degrees Fahrenheit for an hour. Pull it out, let it cool then finish grind/file, polish, then mount. a perfect formula for success:D seems so easy on paper.

super job. nessmuk pattern looks like it can do the job. all good, especially nice handles. buzz

yes, i noticed it also. great idea but what a chore to make something like this triangulated three sided piece of iron. do you think is a tinkerer's anvil? very unusual to say the least. buzz

that tanto top right middle photo has a nice shape. hum. buzz

very cool ApprenticeMan , i've been looking at a few examples on ebay of old laminated hewing hatchets and the like. good carbon steel must have been something in those days., most of these old tools have a piece of high carbon laid on to softer steel so to speak on one side , not actually sandwiched between. learning by doing is the way. :D

what a horrible photo :oof a really cool knife. this knife is very handy. do you have a sheath for it.? very cool. buzz

looks great to me. lot of work and heat treat process to boot. super cutting tool. thumbs up. buzz

spikes. i live in a railroad town and HC high carbon spikes are getting hard to find. got any secrets as to where to look??? buzz

i love it. 12volt dc and all. the real way of knife making. his caravan looks a little like a tinker's outfit. buzz thanks for the heads up. the videos are really pretty good. not missing much and the production /show is tight. the use of different power supplies and alternative methods is great value. definitely thumbs up. his tutorial on handles is dead on. all good. Greenpete for president. wouldn't hurt my feelings if we had him over here doing his stuff for public T.V. i enjoy his style

What about the iron electrode? The iron electrode works best if it :osurrounds the object to be cleaned:o, since the cleaning is "line of sight" to a certain extent. The iron electrode will be eaten away with time. Stainless steel has the advantage (some alloys, but not all) that it is not eaten away. i don't quite understand this surround the object with the electrode??? what would the electrode look like? explain by example, say a small jewelers vise. buzz