T.J.watts

very nice

I don't sand after the etch I just polish.

I use ferric chloride diluted 6:1, soak 20 sec, scrub with 0000 steel wool, clean (I use Windex) and repeat till the pattern shows. I also sand to atleast 800 before etching. After the etch hand polish with mothers or some other metal polish. Do that till you get the finish you want.

thank you

I just measured my wedding band and used a large punch, then finish ground to 13/16.

II know it isn't a knife but they're a set so here is the ring. I'll forge the blade later this week.

If its the original tang then probably. Depends on the handle you want.

Nice profile

Looking good, I would clip the tip down to have a bit of a flat to make it a good skinner. Similar to this one but just enough to allow raising the tip when skinning.

Yup

Yes it was alot of welding but it was worth it

Thanks guys, the top plate is the bottom flange from heavy gauge rail. The body is 50k and the horn is 1018. It's actually seven pieces with lots and lots of welding.

Nice first, now you got the bug

I haven't started the blade yet, I'm going to try cable Damascus for the guard and pommel. This is my first Damascus billet so I want to do a blade and a ring from it. 16 layers twisted then folded and drawn out. 8 layers of band saw blade and 8 layers of flat spring from a hose reel.

Those tiny imperfections that only we notice will drive you crazy, I still think it's a nice blade but I also understand how the detail can get to you. That mentality will push your skills and make you better.

Sure

don't know yet I was thinking about using my section of that 4x4 on it

http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/38965-fabricated-anvil/?do=findComment&comment=398666

wouldn't build one again

Well I used the anvil for a bit today and it works great. The ring is nice but not to loud and the rebound is good. All in all I'm really happy with it and now I'm contemplating a smaller one for traveling. Even though I've already said I would build one again, if the second turns out as good I'll be set.

Well okay then

Surely that was sarcasm beautiful hamon!!

Looks really good

Ferric chloride. Not a polish but it will show the hamon. Acid, fine steal wool, clean, repeat, then polish with mothers.

There was a couple min of cooling time getting it off the forge and inside. The rings helped alot. I used 1" rod in the to move it around by hand and with the lift.