aslakhv Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 I have freshly started to hammer. I am currently mostly interested in smithing blades of all sizes. I am 17 years old and I live in Norway on a farm. I have set up a temporary smithy but I am thinking of buying a pretty big container to house it. I have only made sticktange blades so far and mostly scandinavian style as that is what I am used to. Been interested in making knifes and so far i have made around 40 knives without the blade, mostly self learned. I have newly signed up at the forum mostly to read but I guess I'll be posting a post now and then. This is my best result so far made out of an old file: - Aslak Quote
Jon Smith Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 Sweet work. Put a handle on it and keep us updated. And I thought I started young, haha. I was 19 Quote
aslakhv Posted January 8, 2013 Author Posted January 8, 2013 I will post the handle and sheath when its finished. Thanks for kind words. Keep on smithing, not many younger people who do this anymore... Quote
Loneforge Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 Nice work keep them coming! Welcome to the site! You will find lots of great people and info here! Quote
bnewberry Posted January 8, 2013 Posted January 8, 2013 Great first blade! What did you use to grind or polish the blade? Quote
aslakhv Posted January 8, 2013 Author Posted January 8, 2013 To grind the surface i first used a regular metal grinder and then did the final grinding on my Tormek T7. I also used my T7 to sharpen it and polishing it on the leatherwheel. Quote
tantrum86 Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 Velkommen, my grandfather is from a village near Oslo where are you from in norway? Your knife looks very good for beginning knife I hope you keep going! Quote
aslakhv Posted January 30, 2013 Author Posted January 30, 2013 Tusen Takk! I live in Vinje in Telemark. About 3 and a half hour drive from Oslo. :) Quote
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