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  • Location
    western australia
  • Biography
    been making blades since about 1964 First withbstockremoval then by hammer and forge
  • Interests
    blades Hunting ( when i was a lot younger)
  • Occupation
    retired from military and now trying to really retire
  1. snowsmith Take heed to the ladies words She doth speaketh the truth and has used her words with care. The book learning is also a good idea but it all sounds very easy when looking at it page by page and most thimngs tend to go pear shaped when you hit that first heat . So get into the heating and hitting and getting the odd spark or two as you swing that hammer.. I reckon a good first project would be to play with a couple or three dog spikes Then at the end of the day yoiu can look at the result and say " I made that"( that is one hell of a feeling)And just remeber Everyone started some where with just that first hammer blow( Then the addiction set in)
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    Small skinner

    Hi all Havent been in for about 100 yrs Puter couldnt swim But xxxx it is nice to arrive and see soemthing like that skinner .Practical.not overembellished and looks like it would feel good doing the task for which it was it is designed . Xxxxxx nice bit of work JOB
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    Advice

    if they wont wait theyre not worth hurrying for. If it aint sharp it's a hammer job
  4. A very simple method of describing the hamon line is that it is the line formed when clay heat treating a blade with the result of getting two different grain structires showing on the surface denoting where the soft spine meets the hard edge. Sometimes it is visible just thru the polishing process and at other times it must be lightly etched top show up. xxxxx good illustration using that katana in the pic Most of my using blades are treated in this manner That way I know they will stand up to the work these xxxxxx Aussie bushman put them thru. JOB from Oz
  5. well i do thamk you all for your welcome I will post a few pics when i figure out how to work this darned machine I recently killed the scanner { They just cant swim ) But when i get it sorted i will chuck a few pics on line for you to have a crack at . But being old it is now time for a nana nap. 1031 pm here in aus and I have been on the go since about 0400 this morning so the weariness is setting in fired along by a couple jars of direction juice. Nite all JOB Please watch your language, as this is a family form and cuss words are not allowed, Thank You Mod01
  6. Have to say evening because that is what it is in west aust at the moment. You may have to bear with me a bit here as i am not a whiz with this infernal machine as yet If i cant get it hot and hit it I am mostly lost . Started making blades about 40 years back by stock removal in the scrub in the back hills of New Guinea (long story)then when i got back home again I was introduced to a forge and anvil and have not looked back since. Therefore I dont class myself as a blacksmith . More of a bladesmith Now I am being forced to make other dinky stuff as well by all and sundry who seem to reckon that when you retire you have all the time in the world Darn i never worked this hard when I was earning a living . Thats me in a nutshell .Thank you for the opportunity to join you in any way I may be of use J O B
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