brucegodlesky

Nossir no pins. Epoxied with Brownell's accraglass.

8 7/8" overall. 4" cutting edge. Hidden tang about 3 1/4" long
Glad ya like it! Thanks

Thanks guys.
I'm working on a chainsaw damascus 'hawk, a whole slew of W2 bird & trouts and a cable bowie. No rest for the wicked:-)

Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words.

Finished up this morning. Blade come off the end of a highlayer(528) ladder pattern billet. Figured walnut handle, harvested locally with an oil finish. Copper come from a job my buddy did at Latrobe Steel, where they make BG42.
Remnants from wiring up a new induction furnace I beieve he said. Flat 4" wide copper wire. Thanks for looking, bruce/birdog

WOW!!! And we dig 'em by the bushel. And eat them by the bushel :-)

What do they bring out there DGH?

Welcome to IFI Paul. Ya know what they say, smoke, fire , noise, what else could a kid want!! :-)

Nice clean work BG. I like threaded guards and bolsters!

C
We eat them every way imaginable for about 2 months. Then they go back into the ground till next yr.
Great thing to eat before the mother-in-law arrives. She'll stay away from ya :-)

, they are wild leeks. Just thinkling about them makes me smile. 

Fun part of it is, ya uncover all sort of things ya didn't know ya lost.

W1 andW2 are very similar except W2 has vanadium. They are both cleaner versions of 1095.

JP, what smell????? (BOG)

I've heard Larry Harley refer to himself as a HillWilliam. (BOG)

The ramps is up!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!

If you have a ready supply of sawblade material, go ahead and send a piece off for testing. Then ya know what steel it is. If it's acceptable, then use it.
Some of the most popular kitchen knives in this country are Ontarios' Old Hickory. Made with good old 1095.
I use a lot of sawblade material which I have tested. I know exactly what it is and trust it. Good luck in this venture! bruce/birdog

Ain't that a GREAT feeling Steve?BOG)

Thanks Jeff, I think that's gonna be a fun project!.

Pictures!!when do we see pictures??

Those hooks look like swing hooks. Hand 'em off the roof for a scaffold. Not sure of the proper name.

Kneemail sent Jerry. It takes a spell to heal at our age but it comes around. BTDT
You Illini boys is taking a whoopin' lately. bruce

Jeff, I betcha that thing didn't follow any too quickly (BOG)

Hey Shadetree, welcome to IFI

Keep that fire going. hehehehe
Now start another knife hehehehehhee

Pretty exciting that first weld, eh?