Sam Salvati

I love this!

This was the blade from my Grindomatic 5000 thread, in which I used the Grindomatic5000 and my KMG's most awesome angle adjustable platen to do all the primary grinding and rough sanding up to 120, then it was easy to follow freehand to finish grind and polish. Blade is Aldo's 1084, tsuba is silicon bronze. 1/4" thick at the spine, 14 3/4" blade, 5 1/2" handle. Blades in the style of the Americanized tanto with the chisel tip and all that, 400 grit working finish. out of my usual realm all ground and polished clean like that.

I like the little maciejowski knife that's cool :D!

Here you go Glenn:

Whirly great job on the tongs and the rose!

those spears are most likely forge welded, you can fit a "glut" or infill piece into the top of the hole then weld it, it adds more material so you can keep your shape.

forge it from one thick piece of round bar.

:D I look forward to the results!!!

LOL funny you say anneal in your first post, but then ask about Ciladog's described process, which happens to be annealing LOL.

LOL Hot drilling? really? If you really want to drill it, Heat it up but don't let it go non magnetic just barely a dull red glow, then let it cool in still air til you can touch it with bare hands NO WATER OR OIL. then drill it.

No double tap needed HAHA :D

Moblacksmith yes I do do that :D I do still need to figure out a shorties storage though. FR thanks! I like that idea. I have some 5/8" J bolts I could bend into U tops and screw them through the ceiling.

thanks guys! Cept you Thomas :D Ramsies, I slammed it into a block of wood and it left a facial expression impression hehe. TomN, yes I don't remember where but I remember seeing something familiar too.

OH MAN wish I could make it!!!!

Thanks Hollis, it's a transition machine, it has Johanssen cast on it, then Clausing Atlas badges on it, Clausing/Atlas bought Johanssen. It has no motor which is fine because I have many. The current owner is a very good friend of mine also. Here is a photo of a restored one: http://www.lathes.co.uk/clausing%20vertical/ they are small which is perfect, most mills today are either the tiny benchtop ones or a bridgeport size, this one is in between and should be perfect for what I want to do with it.

I harden and temper everything, and I do the whole tool not just cutting edges, the steel is in a better tougher form this way. Yes everything will wear out and probably not in my lifetime even if it was dead soft but I can and it is my belief that it makes a better tool however slightly more noticeable it is.

I know or think I remember a couple folks on here have one of these. Looking to pick one up and wondering about opinions on them. All the talk about mini mills got me wanting a mill again and this one came up. it has a riser block VERY proffessionally added to it, and the current owner who is highly skilled machinist is redoing the headstock bearings. It is Morse taper #2 collets, which can be found imported no problem. It looks like the absolute perfect size (and the last machine I think I can fit in my shop). it will become a guard slotting beast!

Peter I round the edges of the tang, and forge it slightly undersize then if I was to do wood scales. I use leather slabs to add thickness, could use thin plastic or a regular coil wrap of stripped core parachord to add some beef. if you are lookng for that much increase in thickness, I would use some kydex slabs or uncored paracord. I drill a hole in the end of the tang to tie my finish knot through, there's a lot of different finish knots you can do, experiment around but best to keep it as flat and low profile as you can for ergonomics. Paracord is as soft as it is tight, in that I mean the tighter it is the harder it is. I use the big spring clamps that home depot sells for 1$ to help hold the wrap while my hands rest from pulling it as tight as possible. If you want to secure it 100% then after it is all wrapped and tied, coat it in super glue or clear epoxy. The japanese would sometimes Lacquer the handles, but tightness is the key here if there is any play it will just keep getting looser.

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You will fondly look back at these photos in 10 years and wonder at all the space and how clean it was :D

LOL! Lucky guy :D

Man those old Bull style hammers are cool.

Jeremy that would be awesome!!! In the Legend of the golem, which is an old jewish legend I think, there is supposedly a sacred symbol that you inscribe on a golem to bring it to life, just wondering if he found that symbol :D

Thanks J! The way I welded the studs on, this can be flipped up too. That's my Anyang hammer! I love it.

Cool work Ed, I like him! What is the mark on his chest?