larry harley

mail is info@lonesomepineknives.comsend me pics:0 hill.josh count me as one.. I'm 15and been at it seriously for about a year and Larry where is your shop/classes at? i,m in bristol tennessee i charge 100 a day for lessons BUT i dont charge for kids:) any abs function will have me or someone like me teaching kids in the green coal section of the hammerin where r u?? harley

hey:) its good to see u here u got any pics of the knives u finished id also like to get as may pics as u have of the event email them to me or cd?? harley p.s. how do i get to your gallery p.s.s u are welcome at the shop any time

my name is larry harley and i,m the youth coordinator for the american bladesmith society it does my ol heart good to see u all here last mo i just finished a training session w 15 kids for 3 days at smokey mtn knife works they made 50 GOOD blades in all it was awsome weekend id like to envite u all next yr also if any r close u r welcome to my shop i,m NOT a blacksmith i,m a BLADESMITH so thats what i teach if any of u ever have any questions or need some help call or send an email harley

i,m sometimes amazed at what them old times did. i dont think they knew some of the scientific reasons other then it worked or the reason that they gave it was wrong but it worked anyway:) packing the edge of a knife is one u cant pack atoms on a forge:). They'd be all these little thermonuclear explosions on top your anvil but old timers were sure that it worked come to find out NASA has discovered that deformation under decreasing heat refines and normalizes the internal structure about the same thing as packing:) whoda thunk it?? harley

thanks bruce for throwing that in there. i never want to call some one wrong but not only gun smiths but anyone that wanted to make banite in a spring or blade in the old days used hot lead guys like henery reichting scagle rudy ruana etc and most well healed country black smith we now know we can use hot salt to do the same job harley

so u r sure hot lead wont work?? harley

use 2 thermometers 1 to ck the other by or u could use lead ive thought abut it!!

after my oldest son had completed his first few knives i asked him what was the hardest part he said finishing i asked why he said "because theres so much rubbing" harley sand paper possum

ed i saw the same scales:( i passed on them too i was going o buy 2 pair this past weekend but didnt hope u had a good show i garnered enough work to keep me happy:) harley steel possum

ther,s a difference between velocity and volume u need to be able to controll both harley

this last time was a visit from an old nemisis Kidney Stones OOOUUUCCCCCCHHHHHH!!!!! they give me a visit every few yrs always seems like they like to drop by about 2:30 or 3:00 in the morning lol:0 i,m really busy w this kids hammerin down in the smokeys that should be a hoot harley

i,mmmmm baaaccckkkkkkkk hi guys after a long hiatus i,m back ive been away from the computer for mos work kidney stones and a dead computer ive been able to conquer the last 2 but that first one will be always i didn't hold my hammerin this yr because of all my other obligations but its on for next yr same demonstrators as 2007 ive been busy busy busy The French Camp project is off and running anyone w anything to donate to the kids should bring them to me at the blade show or call and make arrangements for pick up ive also been busy w the youth training session at smokey mtn knife works Smoky Mountain Knife Works American Bladesmith Society Youth Hammer-In Dates: June 20, 2008

another way to git rid of the wife is on a buffer i ment wire .WIRE NOT WIFE DANG OL FAT FINGERS OF MINE:( sorry cat type harley

nothing is much more boreing to me than a knife w 2 parallel lines and a clip point. BUT haveing said that never design so that function is compromised harley

i always think of them as tadpoles:) some got fatter tails or smaller bodies ya thats it tadpoles take a look at my websight the gallery page LPK Gallery see how most of them look kinda tadpolish harley

The reason for this is that the media draws some of the metal along the surface of the blade. This excess metal goes past the edge of the knife and becomes a "wire", a ridge of metal that tends to curl up. This wire, when it becomes big enough, can break, taking away your sharp edge. a good sharpening always will produce a wire edge but like u say it wont cut it rolls over its not untill this wire is removed that the true edge is evident it dont take the edge with it thats part of the leathers job is to poilish and take away that wire another way to git rid of the wife is on a buffer w polishing compound or like butchers do by backhoneing the blade harley LonesomePine Knives

this is a letter from Terry Goins the contact person at French Camp Academy its pretty much self explanatory thanks a lot guys blacksmiths r great folks they r still in need of large bastard cut mill files, anvils and di blocks anybody that can help out w any of this stuff id appreciate it harley Larry, This is a list of all the donations for the Blacksmithing program. I am writing a thank you to these and sending them a loaf of bread. I really think that we have enough aprons, safety glasses and gloves at this time. Terry Thanks, Terry Richard B. Thibeau 2 lbs. hammers, tongs, tape measure, punches. 1896 Carlisle Rd. Traverse City, MI 49686 231-932-2388 shop 231-590-2052 cell Home Bill North 24 pairs of safety glasses 18 Brookwood Rd. Ashville NC. 28804 828-252-0641 Dave Amour Satanite, Kowool, gloves, brass, ear plugs, 2743 S. Veterans Parkway safety glasses, box fan, tongs, anvil, hammers Springfield, IL 62704 knife handles and steel 217-862-2060 Scott Kuntz 72 inch sanding belts Hog Abrasives 1631 Industrial Blvd. Lake Havasu City AZ. 86403 800-525-1878 Gene & Peg Chapmen 12 Books P.O. Box 1038 Kingston, WA 98346 360-297-2495 oakniron@centurytel.net Michael Fitzgerald 8 boxes of sandpaper 100 each, jeweler files 911 Walnut St. regular files and dial calipers Waukegan IL, 60085 847-244-1743 Daniel Johnson 1-2 x 72 inch Belt grinder. Stephen Bader & Company P.O.Box 297 10 Charles St. Valley Falls, NY 12185 518-753-4456 Stephen Bader & Co., Inc. - Manufacturer of quality belt grinders, polishing and finishing equipment Joseph F. Keeslar 391 Radio Road Almo, Kentucky 42020 270-753-7919 sjkees@apex.net Bert Gaston 5900 Ridgefield Lane Little Rock, AR 72223 501-868-1793 Bgaston7223@sbcglobal.net Tracy Dotson 2 Gas Forges, 6 pairs of leather gloves 1280 HWYC4A safety glass and 11 packs of ear plugs Baker FL, 32531 850-758-8867 Tracydotson@embarqmail.com The whole family gave these gifts. Les Voorhies 10 aprons (Blue Jean Type), 2 cases of 14511 Lake Mazaska Trail safety glasses Faribault, MN 55021 Darren Ellis 2 cut off valves, 2 gas regulators Knoxville, TN 37918 2 hoses and 2 dial gauges. 865-660-5280 http://EllisCustoKnifeworks.com Darren@EllisCustomKnifeworks.com I will get the whole mailing address to you ASAP. Kelly Cupples 50 lbs. high end knife steel 750 W. Valley Mall Blvd. Union Gap, WA 98903 509-575-0323 Work 509-945-9952 Cell 1-800-572-1358 kcupples@oxarc.com Oxarc (Industrial Sales Manager) Charles D Prokopp 9 pair safety glasses, 12 pair gloves 1508 N. Van Buren Ave. 7 leather aprons Tucson AZ 85712 Larry Harley Post Vise 348 Deerfield Dr. Bristol TN 37620 423-878-5368 Shop 423-571-0638 Cell LonesomePine Knives

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hi guys ive been thinking of compileing an instructional book for kids id like some feed back here as to what anybody else has done how do u instruck a kid(anywhere from 7 to 18) on how to move metal?? begining exercises?? etc ok i,m listening!! harley

jim i,m chairperson of the youth program for the ABS. thats how i stumbled up those kids at French Camp i,m in the process of compileing a how to book for instructors to use in teachinmg kids see my newest post i try to theach them to work tapers first make some nails then we do large hotdog forks working taperas and twisting after that we do leaves and then i teach them to do blades none of this has been formalized in writeing but i,m working on it i wopuld appreciate any suggestions and feed back from this group harley

my email address is info@lonesomepineknives.com i,m sorry we,ve been missing each other harley

hofi becaues u r such a high profile smith id like to get u down to the french camp school it would be a big shot in the arm of this effort give me a call 423 878 5368 harley

men i cant thank u all enough no matter ow gruff we act we r just a bunch of ol softies the response has been awsome harley