tsterling Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 i Folks, Here's a PDF of my Simple Engraving for Knifemakers Tutorial for download: Simple_Engraving_for_Knifemakers.pdf Sorry, it's 7.3 MBytes, so if you're on a soda straw connection it might be time to go get some coffee..... :wub: Hope it is helpful, and Thanks for Looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.85 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Awesome thanks! I like the ant knife on page 15 and the bearded viking guys at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Thanks for sharing!! :) Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Thanks for the kind words, guys! Here are two more tutorials relating to knife engraving that Glenn asked me to upload. There's also a little bit of kinfemaking in them as well. Hope they are of use!Carving_Steel_Tutorial.pdfPuget_Sound_Dagger_Tutorial.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Thank you for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 These are really cool Tom!!! There is a LOT of info here and very clearly presented! I am so glad that you are so generously sharing these with us! Thank You Very Much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quint Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Great stuff. When engraving knives do you always engrave after heat treat? I would think that would make it very difficult to engrave or are you making sure the areas to be engraved are adequately softened. I ask as I have only played with mild steel so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 Great stuff. When engraving knives do you always engrave after heat treat? I would think that would make it very difficult to engrave or are you making sure the areas to be engraved are adequately softened. I ask as I have only played with mild steel so far. Hi Quint, I always try to engrave before heat treatment. Any engraving I do after heat treating is in areas that weren't hardened. I use an anti-scale treatment to keep the worst of the scale buildup away from already engraved areas. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quint Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Metal Creations Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I haven't tried the download yet, my connection is weak. I will try later when I am in town. Could you give more info on the anti-scale treatment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 I haven't tried the download yet, my connection is weak. I will try later when I am in town. Could you give more info on the anti-scale treatment? Hi Elemental, You can see my anti-scale method here: http://sterlingsculptures.com/wp/?p=233 - It's about halfway down the page. Basically I use an old jeweler's trick where I half fill a small bottle with boric acid (I get mine from Ace hardware store), then fill the container with alcohol (rubbing or wood alcohol). The alcohol burns off leaving a layer of the boric acid behind, which will melt during heat treating and make a layer of flux, keeping a lot of the oxygen away from the steel. I apply it several times to leave a fairly thick white crust behind, then heat treat. Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trying-it Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Great links guys, thanks a bunch! Stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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