mitch4ging

Great video, and thanks for the Little Wing...great together!

Hi mitch4ging
Sorry mate been flat out like a lizard drinking , but heres the pic all it is is a simplest pair of tongs with blocks of steel
heat blockes in the coke and use ,good for doing knives when not using clay to softens the spines nicely
Chris ,

Wow, thats a nice looking unit! I would have thought it a purchased unit!

Cool blade. Looks like a great adventure knife!

Wow, it's a beaut! Very nice.

Again, very nice Chris!
What are you using there for tempering? Could you get another shot of that when you can?
Thanks for posting!

Looks like another good time!

Looking good, Sven. I'm on my phone, so I'm not able to zoom much, but it looks you might be getting some fish lips on your cutting edge, which could lead to cold shunts. You can hammer it back flush, and maybe get it hotter in the center before working it, although you said your forge is somewhat limited on the heat output. But also as you work it thinner, you will get more heating deeper.

Beautiful, indeed.

Very interesting! Did you come up with the monster design?

You can do searches here on guys that have made some. You'll read that if you want a good edge, you will want to forge weld a bit on the edge, spliting the end that will be the cutting edge and inserting the bit steel. This is where your reading hear on how to do it, being comfortable with your own skill level to try this, and maybe even a youtube video if you can find a good one, will pay off. There is one (youtube vid) by a guy named Evan Bolin "railroad spike tomahawk demo" by Bladecrafters thats good and shows the process. You can also go over to the anvilfire site, on the left side select iforge how-to, select spike ax.
Make sure you post pics when you get it done! ;)

Neat, very unique! I guess that goes back to the old joke, how do you catch a unique sword....? :) sorry, it's late and watched too many X-Files re-runs....

Welcome from Oklahoma! Good to have ya.

Really some nice lookers there! Nice choice of handle material...

Interesting. If you get the method down, you could maybe try smaller round stock, maybe copper wire as well?...

Your rubix came out good, :)

Btw, welcome, and I look forward to your future posts.

Indeed, rare today! Some people are more into the love of the job and the craft or field of interest than making a dollar!
Nice story!

Yes, and not enough of it in the world these days, but see more of it here at least.
Thanks again. Look forward to more of your projects.
Dennis

Nice, Steve. Looks like a great camper/ adventure tool!

Chris,
One thing I appreciate about you, other than your craftmanship, is you always take time and respond to each person that comments on your posts. Thanks for that, very considerate of you.

It's looking real good, Chris! Thanks for the "steps" photo's! Sure everyone is enjoying and learning. :)

^^^
Good job on the clean up....much better¡

Sorry, double post.!

Wonderful find!! That is a great price for what looks like a "new old stock", as far as the condition. Have you tested the rebound of the surface? Appears to be a good find!

A good looking pair! Love the color u got out of them.

Use to trap coyotes growing up, but never anything as large as Delroy's trap would catch! Wow! ;)