Sk Bjorn

Ok think I found an answer in þh blade form too much o2 while heating to temp so I will try a higher banked coal fire and easy on the air so if that helps thanks 

Yes did this happen because I did not brushes it off between the coal forge and the veggie oil or was it a temperature issue ?

Have made a knife out of an old semi spring and did a hand filed profile on the blade .  Once I heat treated it I ended up with this scale paternity in the steel 

So finished knife 4 and 5 tonight mistakes and all ... Skinner of my own design  made from a lawn mower blade and the bowie is a 9.5inch blade made from a  1.5 inch section of a truck spring  

Right handed but seems to balance out the workout on my arms  never thought about doing it that way  .   Ànd the stove pipe is at least 6'  on the outside . Once it is going works ok it was one of those this is what I have how do I make it work projects 

Hello all  I am a 50ish newbie have been toying with my forge for almost a year with a 4 month break this summer wind storm sent my shelter into wheat field next to me  ànyhow  I've produced a few items and yes some knives too and if I am àm not in my smithy I am thinking about what I can make lol I am an addict 

Seems OK but yes the arms / legs could stand to be shorter  didn't have the bottle in the smithy with me  at the time 

First try at this saw it on the Internet and thought I would try it out made from rebar  on my coal forge  for the sister in law