Robert Yates

I guess my biggest gift is from the Good Lord above , I new lease on life as i have just Beat lung Cancer after 18 months . I lost the left lower lobe of my lung However I am alive and cancer free . for that I am very thankful to the good Lord above Sam

they will be in the shot show , if we can get every thing done . Sam

No Sir ! I can not clame his design nor will I . I can not swing a hammer any more due to injuries from the Army , Lacy is forging my blades and Billets for the guns . sorry for the implacation . Sam

ha is doing the Large nbillets for the build

yes and it will be the new gun steel for our project of 9MM guns Lacy smith is working with me on them . Sam

Yes

i can not tell the Steel due to it is a WIP and the process is as well sorry .

Here is a new blade with 4 steels (My blend ) and will be my build for a .45 cal set of guns . Let me know what you think . Please . Sam

Prayers sent from Tenn. Bless You and your Family Best Regargs Sam

Pic's please I may do some trading with ya . Same

good file cuts and finishing , love the design and the longer handel .

Awesome work , well done looks like it should stane for many years.

I always enjoy reading what others are doing and their technique they use to make a better knife or product thank you Steve for your insite on how you do things . Sam

well done and very cool

http://hindscustomknives.com/index.php/the-knife-making-process/bone-handles

Very nice

Library of Congress if a very good resource for Blacksmithing books . Sam

looks a lot like a weel anvil thin line concave in the center sharp pionts like what was used for iron clad wagon wheels . Sam

it Will be fine , however , it will hold heat much longer . LOL not a bad score . Sam

welcome and look at the pages and arcives as well as reading many of the threads there is a vast amount of info on them . feel free to ask questions . the only dumb one is the one not asked . sam

welcome , where are you from ?

That is very nice i love the design well done keep up th awesome work. Sam

I have past this up for a long time dur the the post . However , spikes and rebar are esential for newbies for learning and forging it is So cheap "free in most cases" that a new forger can use the material to train on for form and function . IE hammer control, drawing , twisting, blade form, and the list goes on . as Master Blade smiths to take the air out of the sails of a New Smith / newbie is to Kill the art its self ! yes! I have seen so many done I tend to not look at them right off but do any way just to see what the next gen is doing with them. so I'll ask you as i was told by a ol Gentalman help the new guys and keep the art alive or what you have done is all in vane as a smith. Sam

nice find , However it looks like a plate steel is on top I hope it is T11 or better . Sam

I lone the elagence and simplicity of it very nice blade . I would love to have a kitchen/chef set . Sam