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Looking forward to it, I got a TON of questions, but most are knife handle questions.
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Cool looking knife.
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Weeeeelllllllllllllllll. The main reason I had decided to go with the helve hammer was because it would cost less, but I just sold my champion 400, so I got enough funds now to go back with the tire hammer design.
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Man that's just down the road from me. Wish I had the $$$$ though. :(
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Well I have been doing some reading online about this type of assembly and it looks a lot simpler.
Could I not use a car leat spring? Looks like what they did here http://www.anvilfire.com/power/safrica/mech1.htm
Thanks y'all
Trip -
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Well the tire hammer isn't going to get finished............ Instead I have decided to go with the simpler helve hammer.
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Hey yall,
As some of you know, I live next to the largest old order mennonite community in the country, and with that they buy a lot of good quality wood working tools.
So with that being said, I have decided to try to shift the bulk of my smithing from rustic home furnishings, to tools.
The way I plan on doing this is to learn how to make one specific tool, then practice until I can make a "perfect" tool every time, then market it, and learn how to make another tool.
The first tool I am going to learn how to make is a axe, becuase I know several of the mennonites, and from what they have told me, they go throught more axes then a teenager will go throught electronics :).
I have read a good bit on making axes, but there is one tool that from what I have read, I am missing, and that is a mandrel for forming the handle hole. Is there a place where I can buy one, or do I have to make it myself? Are there any other specialty tools needed for axe making?
thanks yall,
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I can't tell you how many times I have watched that video on youtube. I hope to start making tools like that in the neer future.
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Thank you all so much with all this great advice, I will take all this info into account next time a price a piece of my work.
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Hey yall,
With the comming of cooler weather, I have been out in the blacksmith shop a LOT more, and forging some new pieces. like the cookware set
and today I am working on a fireplace set.
After every project, I don't realy know how to price my work. Yall got any advice on this matter?
Thanks,
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Well I just finished the ladle, so that means that the set is complete.
Here is a photo of the finished product. http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h422/kyblacksmith/?action=view¤t=008d4bd17db9ee0ea36b885172447ada.jpg&mediafilter=noflash
What do y'all think?
Ttyl,
Trip -
Well this mornin I forged out a bread loaf spatula to go with the set. Here is a link to the pic http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h422/kyblacksmith/?action=view¤t=96b806d60f42e24cf07d22b624d32f2d.jpg&mediafilter=noflash
As soon as I finish my evenin cup of coffee, I will make a ladle............ I hope lol
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Hey yall,
Since I have been working on my log house, I haven't had much time to do some "new" just for fun projects in the shop.
I am wanting to do all the iron work for my log house (right down to forged nails for the flooring), I know it's a pretty big under taking, but it will be a showcase of my work.
Right now I am working on a 18th century cook ware set, so far I have forged out a roasting fork and the wall hanger.
Here is a pic attached
I am wanting to make a ladle for the set, but I don't know how to make one. Any of y'all know how?
Thanks,
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I built my forge out of blocks and then "faced" it with bricks, and basically built a steel table so that I could put paver bricks for the table of the forge, but if I could do over, I would just use 1/2" steel plate for the table of the forge.
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First time in 12 years that I wish I we had a TV. :(
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Well since I just bought a log home kit, I am having to watch what i spend, so I am going with the cheaper, and easier Ac 1HP 1725RPM motor. But thanks on all the good info on using DC.
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The last 2 Day's I have been trying (key word, "trying") to make some decent knives, so I am REALLY looking forward to this knife chat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well I guess I got it right. After hardening it in oil, then heating it to a blue heat (the dark blue after the straw color) and I then let it slowly cool.
After it cooled, I set in in my vice and hammered it, and all it did was bounce my hammer right back at me. so I got it back to spring steel. :)
so as far as I know I was successful at making a good knife blade....... Was I????????? -
Trip, it sounds as though you did harden it, but, did you temper it so it is not brittle? IF not dont use it - it may break and cause damage to the user.
Well since it is a small knife, and it's already in the handle, it will make a cool letter opener. LOL
I just watched a video on youtube that explained the whole process in lehmans terms(just what I need in that area of smithing :) ) Well I'm going to top off my coffee cup, and go to the shop, and try again..... This time, hardening first, then temper it......... I hope :o
thanks,
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Hey Trip, looks like you are comfortable with the forging of a blade, and it looks very useful, but I am wondering about your definition for tempering. This sounds like the hardening phase to me. If our vocabulary differs, or you just didn't elaborate, I apologize. On the other hand, I'd hate to see you get injured because you were unfamiliar with the fundamentals of Heat Treating Steel.
I am an absolute Novice, but have read and re-read the HT stickies. Steve Sells, with contributing comments from other Illustrious individuals who are also Highly Knowledgeable about the subject of HT (Heat-Treatment), made all this information available for free! Again, I apologize if I sound in any way condescending, but I don't know you. Let me just say again: Hey, Cool Knife. :ph34r:
Robert
P.S. The whole subject of tempering led me to IFI in the first place. Lucky me! ;)
I don't know, I may have hardened it, tempered it , or I could have turned it in to mickey mouse for all I know!! LOL But I do know that once I got the shape I wanted, and was done forging the blade, I heated it up to nonmagnetic ( I had a magnet) and quenched it in motor oil. So what did I do, and if/what do I need to change on my HT technique?
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Hey yall,
Well this is the first knife that I have ever made, besides a few rail road spike knives.
This knife is made out of a piece of dump hay rake spring tine. When I tempered it, I got it up to non magnetic, and quenched it in old motor oil, and the deer antler is from a buck I killed about 2 years ago.
So hows that for a first try, and what do I need to do to improve it? I hope to try to make another one tomorrow. This knife took me about 45 minutes to make.
Thanks,
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Well yall, I just thought I was going to have a new firepot, but I welded the "tuery?" backwards, so it wouldn't fit in my masonry forge. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I took out my existing firepot, took out the old clinker breaker with a cordless sawzawl, raised the bottom plate up to where it was 3.75" deep, and made the bottom hole bigger (2.5"X2"), and put in a piece of 3/4" rebar in the center of the hole.
Also I disconected my electric blower, and hooked up my big 16" Champion 400 blower.
I guess all that fixed it, because I just did my first successful forge weld, since having this masonry forge!!!!!!!!!!! I am one HAPPY country boy!!!!!!!!!
so I guess I will make a mobile steel forge out of the extra firepot.
Thanks for all your help yall,
Trip
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Also, I have it on Ebay for sale if anyone would like to buy it :) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Blacksmithing-Coal-Forge/221142448050?ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1&ih=012&category=13869&cmd=ViewItem