wonkydog

finally made one for my self and I will hide it at work so the wife wont steal this one

got my first forge weld in mild today super stoked, and my first horse head that looks like a horse

I agree

made a nail header and 20 nails 6 of which are serviceable. I figure after a few hundred more I might get good at them. also made a few bbq forks and a bottle opener. ben making the openers so I can have a beer

latest batch o bottle openers

if you need any help I'm near by in Hayden ID

tried two different methods one is vastly easer than the other. saw the owl on YouTube and gave it a try.

my brother found this for me and now I need to find room in the shop. marks say Indian chief and the jaw are 5 inch. two little rrt anvils and the whole thing is on a 3/8 plate bace. its HEAVY.......

what kind of paper did you use, I use shiny pages out of a magazine.

I concure

Some people have a hard time understanding handcrafted. it takes time and time is expensive.

ferric acid, ben wanting to try instant coffee.

Just got a barrel of cable scrap so I thought I try to weld some up. learned a lot, not to shabby for my first try I'm pleased with the out come,. if any knows a good way to clean the flux out of the handle pleas let me know I tried boiling, vinegar soak wire wheel. flux used 20 mt borax.

I wouldn't worry about the color, if you had polished it would turned color after use in cooking.

just about done copper looks good might be doing more with it.

absoluty we had a lengthy conversation about all the things that could go wrong, and a few beers later the phase that get me into trouble " So I bet you can't do it".

Alan I agree and I usually take files to the grinder and smooth them out. but this one was ordered with the teeth left in. to try to keep it from breaking I annealed twice before HT. The HT method I used was Godard's goop quench and clay for a differential HT. tempered to light straw 425 3cycles. tested the point by dropping in to concrete (always scares me), then batoned kineding. final test batoned a 2x4. had no bending, warping, chiping, and remained hair poping sharp. I am amazed at how well it held up. I might make a few more and test to destruction.

Thank for the warm welcome. Now I just have to decide on a flush or peened finish on pins. I will post pics when finished,

I'm getting ready to apply my handle scales on a black bush craft style knife I made out of a old file. my question is that I think it would look good with copper liners and pins. I have never done copper pins but have worked bronze and brass. copper is a lot softer and I would like to avoid any issues. any tips would be appreciated.