syfiguy99

perhaps this will help, I cant think of any thing other than spray paint if you want something more detailed you could use a air brush, or imagine you could find a artist on a freelance website who would paint it for you.Are you the one who has been making the cs go knife replicas on youtube?

its beary nice.

That is beautiful!!!!!!

Thanks Guys!!  I shaped it with a belt sander, Probably not most effective way I know, but its what I had Available.  Veggie oil worked great, I didn't heat the oil and blade bent a little, the knife was a gift for my pastor he retired and he's moving  to Georgia, So I thought this would be a good gift. Thank you for the tip about the grind I will work on that with my next knife I also am planning to do more work on the finish before I put the handle on next time, ran into some trouble with that. Thank you everyone and please tell me if you notice something I should work on in the future as I would like to better my skill.

Hey Guys, I've finally finished my second knife.

It is O1 with Wamara for the handle, I started finishing the handle with tung oil but decide to go with teak. I bought the sheath from the Threshers Reunion near Denton Decent Fit luckily.

I quenched it in veggie oil this time

At least they didn't make the contestants make Big Giant Swords, 

I enjoyed it not as educational material but for entertainment.

touché 

While learning in person is awesome, the internet has some useful info check youtube there are hundreds of videos on knifemaking and blacksmithing Storm the Castle.com also has a blacksmithing section it takes some searching but there is a lot of information out there.  not a perfect substitute but it can get you started.

http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm       brake drum forge

 OK I will try the veggie oil thank you for the constructive criticism  reason i quinched the RR spike is one of the many sources on the internet said I should, should have checked around some more  Thanks again

Finally got around to posting it, here it is my first knife not perfect but i cut my self on it so it works.

I forged it from a rail road spike quenched it in motor oil and did detail work with belt sander and file.

I like it, it is a nice knife

I've heard that scrolls are a good place to start but I have been messing around with making knives

http://www.stormthecastle.com/blacksmithing/index.htm and youtube  have a few tutorials for starting blacksmithing and bladesmithing

Good Luck

Thanks for the info guys, he was using salt water I believe.

Hes doing much better now.

So my sisters friend who I thought was smarter then this, etched aluminum in a garage with bad ventilation. He told me a bit before this that his etching was releasing some chlorine something gas weaponized by Germans in WW1. This is the first time he etched aluminum and knew about the dangers of wielding it but he assumed that etching aluminum would be fine since he had his shop open at the time. anyway he started violently vomiting and didn't feel in his right mind, stayed out of work yesterday and was still a bit out of it today. Refuses to go to the hospital since the bill was so large last time, anyway what I am getting at is, How worried should I be?

this is a anvil from a antique store I was at, 

looks like someone repaired it on the edge.

I don't remember the weight but it was 

over a dollar a pound

does any body know what a good price might be

hey everybody  :)

i'm building a forge out of a old charcoal grill,

but I've run into some questions.

here they are:

1.Do I need fire bricks? 

2.Do I need coke or coal?

location is central North Carolina

i posted this question twice by mistake

the other one has pics

central NC

I bought this anvil for 175

inscription on side says m&h armitage mouse hole forge

there is also a number three on the bottom front of the anvil

its weight is around 96 pounds 0.3.18 according to the anvil

can anybody tell me how much its worth?

here are the pics

I bought this anvil for 175

inscription on side says m&h armitage mouse hole forge

there is also a number three on the bottom front of the anvil

its weight is around 96 pounds 0.3.18 according to the anvil

can anybody tell me how much its worth?

here are the pics