Blackcloud
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Foot of the Bighorns, Sheridan WY
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I am originally a 406'er
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What's your latest blade look like? Post em and let us see.
Blackcloud replied to HondoWalker's topic in Knife Making
That's an eye grabber! Me LIKES! -
Actually I was a foreman for a home construction company. Trouble is i had to wear a tool belt and constantly show many why they were worn and how they were used all day long.
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I am in Sheridan. I made knives MANY years ago for the "buckskinners" I hung around right after I graduated from MSU in Bozeman. However they were all made through material removal via bench grinder, files, and hand sanding. Going to a little hammer work this time and see if I can learn to move the metal around in a fashion that suits me. Worked as a carpenter and general woodworker for 20 years. Retired on disability because of my back. Working on a set up that I can sit and swing a hammer or run a bench sander. I enjoy seeing others work. Oh did I mention I like pictures?
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This is my 2nd go round. extreme radiation and chemo 1st time. This time I am having half my esophagus and part of my stomach removed then resected. Going to have lots of time to read. OH did I mention I love pictures. Yah I love pictures.
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I like it. Looks very nice plus a very usable profile.
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As I prepare to get into making knives (after hopefully recovering from successful cancer surgery next week) I wish more were posting here in the knife making section. Seems forging knives is becoming more popular than just grinding and heat treating. I have done that but I hope to make it through and get strong enough to bang some steel. Possibly even make a few things that aren't meant to cut something. Just reading this sight I have learned how to improve my Devils Forge with proper refractory liner and adjust the flame to where I want it. Pics and descriptions of your knives are inspiring.
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What's your latest blade look like? Post em and let us see.
Blackcloud replied to HondoWalker's topic in Knife Making
Not sure why but I really like it.... a lot! Could be the straighter lines and straight grain in the scales that makes it flow for me. -
Green with envy! Wow!
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An interesting profile. What steel was used?
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Thanks. I'll do the spoon thing when the time comes.
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Anyone use a "cheese shaker" for holding and applying borax while forging? Something I think I will try so as to prevent spilling a tray or box full and making a mess I have to clean up. I knnow a spoon is used to apply it. This seems an 'all in one' thing, both container and applicator.
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I had the same issue. I believe I mixed it to dry. On my second go'round I made sure it was wet enough. It has dried as hard and tough as xxxxxxxxxxxx.
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I am brand new to this as well and bought a double burner Devils Forge. The refractory it comes with is a joke so I followed the advice given here and purchased plenty of kastolite 30 and relined it with that over the factory 1" of kaowool. I only made a layer about 3/8" thick. The volume of the forge is too small by my eye to have it thicker and place a sacrificial brick in there as well. It would put the project material right in the blue flame and from my handling of a torch this is not a good thing nor where the heat is. I am going to make my own thin sacrificial brick from left over kastolite. I also will be closing off 90% of one end to conserve heat and have better control of it. Is yours open on both ends or does it have the doors?
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Retired carpenter and log furniture craftsman. Just joined after lurking and lurking. The difference between a journeyman and a master; you don't see the masters mistakes.