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That's really odd about Nimba, I was in Bremerton for a hockey tournament and tossed them an email asking if I could swing by during our downtime during the weekend. The response was within a couple hours and I made the trip over and had a great talk with them. I will absolutely be buying a Nimba Centurion when I upgrade in a year or so from my NC Round Horn.
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My off the cuff response is that's a $150-$200 knife. I run a catering business on the side of my full time job and I get the same thing all the time.. Ohh it's just brisket and all the fixings for 75 people. Brisket is only $2.65/lb so you should do the event for $500
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I'm up in Hillsboro.
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What did you do in the shop today?
Mike Thurston replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Just a little dinking around. Still needs an edge and some sanding but it's hardened and tempered and really well balanced. -
This is quite simply one of those "Shut Up and Take My Money" situations..
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Welcome fellow Oregonian, you on the dry side or the wet side of the state?
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Question about HT with a pipe
Mike Thurston replied to HEAP of JEEP's topic in Heat Treating Knives, Blades etc
I'm facing a similar quandary right now with my small single burner gas forge. the blade that I need to HT is about 6" longer than my forge not counting the tang. I was thinking about using a square tube with firebrick around it stuck through the forge to try and get an much even heat. -
What did you do in the shop today?
Mike Thurston replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
My current WIP for a customer at my day job that gives me what ever drops and end cuts I want from his scrap pile. Last work was Sunday. Made some mokume gane for fittings and did the rough grind and profile work. -
First try at a bearded axe
Mike Thurston replied to Matthew Paul's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
So since it was resurrected rather than welding in a high carbon bit would there be a drawback to making the entire head from 5160? -
I use 2-stroke oil and water mixed 1:1 in an old ketchup squeeze bottle.
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A major commission for me, a gril
Mike Thurston replied to yves's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Zip wheel on a die grinder with a sacrificial mandrel. Usually if I have somebody that requests square in a rush I'll use lock washers. -
A major commission for me, a gril
Mike Thurston replied to yves's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
We do the same thing in making bulk rings for chainmaille work. Just on a much smaller scale. 1/8" square stock is heated and hand wrapped round stock and wire and spun using an old electricians hole hawg drill. -
Looks like in the most recent newbie around here. I renewed "the" bug last year after growing up on a ranch in Northern Idaho watching my grandad and the hands forge what was needed. My first memory was a VERY poignant lesson when my great uncle found me beating on the anvil with a hammer. After I picked myself up we fired the forge up and I hit my first piece of hot steel. I've got a single burner Mathewson and a 80lb NC. Still trying to figure out how to safely forge in my garage as my driveway has a pretty good slope so I can't just pull everything in and out.
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So I picked up these two vices a couple weeks ago. The Smaller is a 4 1/2 Columbian. The larger with the horribly repaired backwards spring I cannot seem to identify. Any help would be greatly appreciated...