February 10, 200818 yr Black Ink, To place an image into the forum, just locate the image in the gallery and then copy the URL under the "linked thumbnails". The link is at the end of the arrow and highlighted so it turns blue and is ready to copy. Paste the whole URL into the forum where you wish to have the image thumbnail appear. Click on the thumbnail and it opens the gallery and displays the image.
February 10, 200818 yr nice blade Black Ink.how or what gave the handle that awesome color?its wood isnt it?what type of steel did you use?
February 10, 200818 yr Author Steve, the wood is heart pine I salvaged from my houseand I got the color from mix oil painting paint with a dash of mineral spirits, then brush on wipe off and it stains the lighter part.I dont think the darker grain in this wood will take stain. The metal is a pry bar I bougt at a swap for 2$. Tomorrow I'm gonna do a hardness test on it at work I'll let you know how it turns out.
February 13, 200818 yr Author thats HRC48 above the hamon,52 below and this is wierd 58 on I what I guess is called the heat affected zone. Not bad in for around the house...
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