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I was going to ask the same question. Often good high carbon, but a bit of a bear to get to knife blank thickness. Fold around hatchets are an option.

@Frosty Friend, I have read this several times and I am having trouble visualizing your description. Can you possibly reword this a touch and maybe I can grasp it. because it sounds like a terrific approach... if I can figure it out... LOL. "The sawhorse directly over one set of legs." A sawhorse with 4 legs and placed over or to the side of the anvil? Won't this tip over? English is a tough language with all its nuances. thanks in advanced.

In your living room by the fireplace on a block with wheels lookin' all purty. buffet stand many a times...

@bluerooster The sandwich idea would fit right at home with Japanese blade construction. Give a search on the web for details. Will it help with micro fractures... well... for a kitchen knife you'll maybe get away with it. heavy use, not so much. good luck.

oh my that is nice. Would enjoy hearing the story of how you found it, more details = more fun. I'm guessing our new friend is a picker and won't be here long, which in no way is meant as a disparaging remark. If it weren't for pickers, there would be even more fine anvils, guitars, you name, lost to the junk heap. I'm sure she will find a good home and the OP will have been deservedly well rewarded. Cheers.

oh that's good! And then any slight wave that is left at the tip maybe just grind down on the vertical since we've elongated the face a tad. I have a very large (280mm) Japanese style cleaver (chukabocho) project in 1080 that has vexed me for quite the while. I may have to revisit it soon. -18c here makes for less than comfortable time in the shop.

Looks like there is still enough material to keep on trying to get the edge right. Why not throw it back in the heat and have another go at it? Granted, I always have a tough time keeping cleavers straight. there is so much face and once you get one area correct, the other goes wonky. Nakiri size is easier. good luck.

JHCC, those pics are dynamite and a shop to be envied. cheers.

Love it. hanging a new handle is such the rewarding activity. I often throw to the side nice straight grained firewood when it pops up. then when bored will rough shape into rectangles, waiting for its new home. can never have too many hammers. just look at my avatar... even if many of those were hung in a hurry with whatever branch I could find, LOL. I call them " future projects."

that looks like a massive hand sledge you have there. what weight is that and do you use it regularly? is your shop outdoors? Looks like a lot of light streaming in. but I see el machines as well, so maybe not... cheers.

All good info, thanks. One would think that using a forge outdoors would be the best. but every time I have done that it seems like I can never position myself up wind... kind of funny constantly dancing around trying to avoid the fumes. On the topic of stoves. We ended up with an odd piece some years back. A range that has 2 el plates, 2 gas and an el griddle, coupled with an el oven. never had seen both on a range before, but I will admit the that for simply boiling something up, el is quite handy. oTherwise, cooking on an el plate is no fun. zero control. Good point. I wonder how long the particulate matter stays airborne? I do a fair amount of metal grinding and usually wait a minute or so before removing my mask. To be honest, I truly like the way steel smells during grinding... LOL. masking is relatively new for me, it wasn't until by chance I heard about the possible hazards. I even know of a few guys that are masked up during their forging. That is a bridge too far for me.

Is the reality simply that there will always be some degree of smoke/dust from the active forge indoors? Every shop I have ever been in has the smell of burnt coal and misc residue near the forge. Never thought much about it before until one of my kids pointed out that my clothes have that smell afterwards and that it can't be healthy... Does anyone have a setup where there is good air quality in your shop? If so, how do you go about achieving this?

Nice. how do you go about making that crescent moon shape? the only way I can make such detail is with a dremmel.

here is the pic:

A Really nice one you have there Frf and a bit unusual in my area. Here's another one that has popped up. Pretty darn clean, a good weight and roughly $800