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Nice offer! If you were here in OKC, I'd take you up on it!

Mike, nice, I like that! I agree with biggun, neat vibe. As a picker, you evet do a guitar? BTW, Welcome!

Welcome Bored. Look forward to what you come up with. Frosty, that's improvising, and showing what you can do if you need to!! Nice story/photo!

I like it. Nice job.

James, Thanks for offering to share your find and information. Very generous of you! Dennis

Indeed, very nice!

Both the knives and photo's are very nicely done! Love the tapered tang, just as it sould be. Two of the things I always look for in a knife, a hook for pinkey to grip and to be a good chopper if needed, and a good guard / bolster to protect your hand. Nice knives!

Welcome aboard, TK! Hope to see you post some of your knives in the knife section. Once you get bit by the forge bug, it can take you by storm. I started out hobby stock removal, and now enjoy "trying" to forge one out, as well as just general forging projects. Might put your location in your profile, there may be others in your area you can get with. There is a lot of great folks and information here.

Not showing up on the directory listing on Cox here either... just the Pickers show, and then Dickering... :(

+1 on the gate hardware! Consider it " ripped off"! :)

Nice job, Scott. nice material choices.

EDC= Every Day Carry.

I like the coin butt plate. Nice job.

Great tips! Thanks Steve and Doc.

Indeed, very nice looker. Like the wood match with the blade. Plus it wont scare off anybody if u pull it out to open a box!;)

And too, it depends on how much rust is on the thread and thread box. I hand brushed a 4.5" vise and it was good, but I got a 4" that was rusted up a bunch. Disasembled it, Hand wire brushed it to get the big stuff off, electrolysis for a couple of days, abother once over with a brush, linaeed oiled, and greased the threads, worked like new. Just depends on what shape it's in and what end results YOU want. You can do a mix of what Bigred and I said; or read through the forums and find a process that fits what you want, with the tools you have. It's all a learning process, so just have fun with it.

Yes, everyone has their favorite method of cleaning. I like electrolysis. You can look that up on u-tube. Then maybe a coat of boiled linseed oil, then put her to work!

Thanks for the heads-up, Thomas. It looks ruff! I hope to get down to Silver City, NM (home) soon to visit my folks. I usually do some shopping down there and make the flea market in Las Cruces, i'll keep an eye out for 'em.

I was refering to Vulcan's armor, and since he was a 'Roman god', would it nott then be resonable that HIS armor would be of roman influance? Although, as a 'mythical pagan' painting, the other armor be more in line with the artist's origin and influances of the time? As Thomas brings out, the theme being common for the renaissance, the anvil notwithstanding... But I have to admit I am no expert on this subject, just commenting on observations and common knowledge.

Nice match! Should be a happy co-worker!

Nice looking blades. I like the top one best as well. Are you doing the sheaths in-house as well?

Nice looking. Bill Epps goes through the process like Frosty describes about the twist first, but he ends the twist 45° off angle (on the bias) so the corner of the spike is the start of the blade edges.

Looks like the subject is making armor, but I would guess that he could do aboutanyrhing .... But horseshoes may be tricky! :) Looking at the painting to left, maybe Roman...

Nice job. I had thought about doing copper like that in the handles. Looks great.

Very cool! Now find a miniature Paul Bunyon and Babe... :) Nice job.