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Interesting piece, indeed! Thank you for sharing, Joel.

Nuttin' new eh? ;) I confess I have not been very active locally although I get the monthly invite. LOL I do talk to Elmo Diaz when I get the op, however. He seems to do a nice job of keeping local members informed :)

Nice job overall, neg. I especially like the homemade micarta. I agree; it is so easy to make, and fun. Sooo many possibilities! I was really happy with even *my* first attempt :D The sheath looks good too. I like working with leather, made one kydex sheath (not thrilled with the result), but wouldn't know where to begin with a wooden sheath. Bravo!!

Scott

Oh. Then, never mind ^_^

I'm with the *make yer own* school. Its easy and you get what you want :) However if DIY just isn't in your wheelhouse, Chinobi nailed it: I went one click further and found Linen - Bleached Linen Melamine 1/8"

Might need to update your source list ;)

Edit: To be fair, US Knife Maker Supply isn't listed in the "Handle material" list but it is in the >Supplier list thread , From there its just a click or 3 or an appropriate search keyword away.

Your mileage may vary :D

Scott

How does it perform inside the brick? Many good burners only work inside the forge due to lack of back pressure outside the forge

I second Thomas on the bondo. Contained in the hollow, that would be really tough stuff. I have used it as *glue* to fix a garden rake because I was out of JB. Used a couple years until the handle finally broke (not in the glued joint but from accidentally stepping on instead of over it. :rolleyes: )

Greetings All,

 

I would have to say my STS..  A multi use bending and forming station I built years ago...  Many who enter my shop take pictures and copy my design..

 

Forge on and make beautiful things

Jim

That's cool Jim!! Consider it copied/at least inspiring again! :D I am working on something similar to mount in my Wilton pedestal mounted machinist vise. Mine is horizontally operated but I like the way you have used the rr rail and have dies mounted vertically. I just happen to have recently acquired another length of rail that was earmarked for power hammer dies but they can wait now B)

Beautiful!! Reminds me of a sculpture near the local airport (Epply Field) here in Omaha :)

Fair enough. Thanks :)

Look at my web-site on the Grinders and Kits page.  I have a DVD that you can watch the assembly of one and print out pictures of all of the parts with all dimensions and a complete cut list.  You can get all of the parts locally, except for maybe the VFD.

 

Let me know if I can help you. 

I visited your site and found no DVD I could view as suggested. Only an ad to buy a DVD :(

We used to call the oak leaves on officer's covers (Marine speak for "hat") "scrambled eggs". Gold plate those and they would fit right in with the "scrambled eggs" :) Nicely done

Yup, Michael. I seem to remember a local news report about them being forged at the now closed Union Pacific shops here in Omaha. It was the major overhaul facility for the UP until the late 1980s and they had some multi-ton (as in 10s of 1000s) hammers and presses :)

The image, I simply Googled "scupture from train axle" or similar ;)

Edit: I re-googled  and re-discovered that this particular sculpture is actually at Kansas State University and done in 1976. It was created by Rev. Leland Lubbers, the founder of the fine arts program at Omaha's Creighton University. So, I am assuming he did it, and perhaps the others here in town, at the Omaha Shops.

Looks like your posting just fine ;)

Yeah the BBQ reg won't work. Better off with one made for a turkey frier but best source might be propane supplier. I also recommend a guage that can register 0 - 30 psi.

What is the heat range of the brick? You want 2600ºf or higher. I typically melt 2300º f Insboard doors on my freon tank forge. (Albeit, I'm running a 1" T-burner :D )

Edit: Just saw the 1/2" pipe size. Not sure but guessing you wont need 30 psi ever but definately need adjustable reg and readable gauge. BYW, a gauge really means nothing outside your smithy as they fluctuate so widely from one to another and forge designs. YOUR psi won't match mine unless you bought EVERYTHING where I did. But it will help you with repeatability in your own forge.

I'm only looking to make a small 2" or so chamber maybe 6" long.

Would putting a 2" steel pipe inside the 2" tunnel in the fire brick benefit me at all or will bare brick be ok.

This is just going to be for knives and maybe some random stuff here and there.

If this was answered already I missed it and please excuse me. The problems with a steel lined forge would negate any benefit IMHO.

Stack, fold, addition, multiplication, blah, blah, blah. The maker should know how many layers he has. ;) But I'm with Rich on this: Nice work, kayakersteve :)

Awwwwwww dang Richard. I just came up with project for that chunk, that you simply can't live without :D

Ask Garey Ford aka garey here. He makes beer keg forges :)

Yes, I did in fact use a galvanized tee. That part of the burner doesn't (or shouldn't) get hot enough to burn zinc.

Thanks, Benton

I made this "micarta" with acrylic resin and polyester fabric. Not sure about commercially made stuff, but I took the same precautions I would as if I were working with resin and fiberglass, the more common fabric used with that sort of resin. I.E. dust respirators. Yes belt grinder made short work of rough shaping and then filing and sand paper to finish. Care needs to be taken when grinding around pins and other metal. If you heat up the metal too much, you could cause it to begin to melt the plastic. However, its nearly as satisfying to see the pattern emerge from micarta as you progress to  finer grits as it is for damascus. Just quicker :D

Scott

Curiously, Steve, where did you look to find NONE that are arched?  :P  I seem to remember Grampa's razor having the arched shape. I believe the curve would make it less likely to be nicked by the corners of the blade

Scott

So here is a project ive been working on. It is a straight razor for my friend whos birthday is coming up(sunday) I used a ratchet wrench as the metal and it seemed like it turned out pretty good. I still have a lot of file/sanding work to do on the blade and then there is sharpening... but all in all its looking like i wanted it to look!

 I see a clearly defined socket shape but did you weld it to the ratchet before forging? I can't, for the life of me, make out where the ratchet part is/was

I think the one word response was all that this question deserved. Ideas are sacred, push yourself to do your own work. I think we all know where the line is. So easy to steal when it's only an idea, right? Or so easy Not to? When Brazeal style horse head openers show up on Etsy, as they have, it's profoundly uncool. Guess what, it's going to happen, you have to stay one step ahead of the fly skimmers.

Oh yeah, I take issue with the statement "there's nothing new under the sun" as it nullifies much of my time spent, one of the other few sacred things.

I just read this thread for the first time since I posted, so my apologies, but after catching up, I still stand on this statement. Plastic is even made with stuff that was on the earth AFTER the sun. To be fair, the original statement  has more meaning than we are allowed to discuss here but I think its still true and shouldn't nullify anything other than the idea that we can't take what has been done and do it again with (as I said) homage and/or credit to the originator.

I move my anvil from time to time with a hand truck. First thing I became aware of first time I moved it; All the weight is at the top. It can get away from you when you least suspect it. For instance; that crack in the driveway that is wider than you thought or "Where did that rock come from??"

Just an FYI. Be careful :)

Scott

Another fine job, Darren!