shaun

would a cetaline torch be good for forging? as long as you do not melt or cut the thing you are forging ovcourse.

cool thanks

what is distal taper?

where or how do you get damascus steel?

thanks, il read that an gather as much knowlege as i can, although i cant quite understand the molecule and atom part lol

yes that is a verry nice blade,(or was) considering with what you had for an anvil, i tried a railroad track once but the convex on the top messed me up to much.

i have a katana made from ritter steel and was just wondering how good ritter steel actually is, iv never heard anything about ritter steel and was hoping someone here did, thanks.

yeah good point, they are verry thick blades that must be part of the reason they are so strong, also i was looking at a busse combat destruction test earlier, i think it was one called the busse combat battle mistress, man they made that thing cut through 5mm metal pipe, pounded it through bricks and rocks and in the end, the busse had barely any damage at all, i would love to own one but they are just a bit out of my price range, same with striders, w/e thanks for the reply, ttyl

yeah good point, il just be cutting trees and various wood so i guess it is good to have some flex.

i am wondering what kind of paint or ink you can put on a knife that wont easily come off, i saw a knife with a nice camo finish and i want to do that to one of my own, i was thinking spraypaint but i dont know...if anyone has an idea i would love to know, thanks.

yeah i really should get some books on the matter, there is much i do not know, but if you aren't familiar with strider knives go to striderknives, they are amazing blades, you can also see destruction tests on you tube and man o man they can take a ridiculous amount of punishment, thank you for the return post also

thermite is amazing, i saw it eat through 4 inches of plated steel with ease, verry dangerous stuff, but cool.....:P

what is it exacly that makes strider brand knives so strong? how would one attemt to make a verry strong blade without a bunch of machines?

thank you for your comment, i just gave it a loser inspection and now see the layer where the carbon starts at the teeth, and good idea on the cage you made, i wouldnt want to be anyware near a mill blade when that thing comes flying off at mach 1

wow very very nice, have you ever tryed making katana's? judging by this tanto you would be a great swordsmith!

dude that is a verry nice knife, good craftsmanship, i think an oak or ebony handle would look stunning on that blade.

verry nice, i love the blade patterns, the handle is nice also what kind of wood did you use? i love the handle pin's also, are they brass?

thanks, i will do just that :)

ty for the reply, but what is spring?

i am not sure if it is carbide teeth but i would assume that it would be since it is a mill saw, but maybe not, thanks you for the info i will give it a try

i am hoping to eventually make a knife out of a file, but since i have no forge i was thinking about just using stock removal method, with an old grinder and other files i hope to make a knife but i am wondering if it would be a better choice to heat it first and let it slowly cool to decarbonize to it is easier to form, and then i plan to harden it again, would a normal fire and some coal get the file to the right temperature to harden it? i have no blower either so i plan to use a fanning method, thanks i hope to hear some advice on what method i should use.

i am currently trying to make a macheti out of an old saw mill blade, it is about 2 1/2 ft long and 5mm thick, since it is a saw blade i am guessing it is carbon steel but it seems quite flimsy, i was wondering if i could get an instruction on how to harden it so it is more ridgid or, if it will even get ridged due to the lenth of it,but i am hoping for some advice, thanks

shaun.