MonkeyForge Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I forged these two after some practice runs with mild/mystery steel. There is a million things wrong with them but I am pretty happy with how they tuned out. The short one used to be a rasp (for aluminium) and hardened in water. the longer one is o2 tool steel which I hardened in peanut oil, both tempered at 250 degrees Celsius for two 1 hour cycles. Wood is meranti pins are stainless steel rod . I still need to sharpen the short one properly but the long one cut well, although the glass cutting board at my friend dulled it. I used strong cold coffee to force the patina on the long one as I happened to have some strong cold coffee after forgetting to drink it. Even though I can see a ton of flaws/ room for improvement I’m curious what you guys think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I've heard of fog you could cut with a knife and coffee you can stand a spoon in, but really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 These are some fantastic first knives, you should be proud! Now it's time to get your hands on some good steel and get forgin on something you can heat treat. I look forward to your future knives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eseemann Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Monkey, What kind of wood are you using for your scales? Your posts in the handle are great! nice looking blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyForge Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 @eseemann The Handle scales are meranti (Shorea bracteolata). It reacts to an oil finish really well. (the darker lines in the last picture are some crud getting in but I decided I liked it. Meranti is a red wood and I used some pledge which is what I had but it brought out the color nicely. @TheoRockNazz Thank you! Both blades are tool steel (O1 on the skinny blade, rasp used on aluminium on the chubby one, steel unknown but hardens in water) @JHCC Have not had a foggy day since finishing them, cut through the coffee cleanly though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Quade Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Both of those knives are leagues above my first attempts i can tell you that. the Ferriers rasp knife is especially impressive looking. Keep up the great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 The one made from the vixen file won't have a lot of lateral strength due to the stress risers created by the teeth that are left on it. Look it over really good for cracks formed during quenching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyForge Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 Thanks for the responses guys, really appreciate it. A lot of people around me like knifes but nobody knows how to make them so I am happy with your feedback. @BIGGUNDOCTOR Good point about the stress risers. I read about them before but the knife was already almost done. I see no cracking on this one. Both are for my own use/testing since they are the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneck carp's-tongue Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Wow! Quite beautiful (in a rustic way). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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