Dogvet99 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 4th knife completed. 5160 hammer forged and ground. pommel and guard are also 5160. Pommel has a buffalo nickel on it. Filework on spine. Leather sheath has rare earth magnet in it. Bret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogvet99 Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 oops, here are pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete46 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Very Nice! What's A Rare Earth Magnet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegodlesky Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Nice job, Bret. That dog in yer avatar, that one of them short-taild speckled rabbit chasers?(BOG) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 how is the nickel attached? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogvet99 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 Thanks guys, I love this stuff. Pete, a rare earth magnet is super strong. Not sure of the exact composition, but they are unlike any magnet you have experienced. I use little 1/4" x 1/4" round rare earth magnets sandwiched in the sheath. If you get two of these too close together they will smash your finger for sure and hurt like a son-of-a-gun. They work great to make sure the knife doesn't slip from the sheath. Bruce, yep that is one of them. His name is Jack. He will be 10 this year. He's my boy. Ml, the nickel is ground flat on the front and expoxied into place. Hopefully it will be there many years from now. Bret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Were would you get one of these earth magnets, would like to try that in a sheath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Dwyer Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 What was your 5160 source? What dimension did you forge down from. Anything you could share about the process would be much appreciated. That sure is a beaut!!! --Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogvet99 Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 Phil, I use new 5160 bar from a leaf spring manufacturer here in St. Louis. I use bar that is 1 3/4 in wide and 0.25" thick. On this knife I cut the piece down to 1" wide and approximately 6" long before starting the forging. You can draw the tang out quite long while forging. Thanks for the compliments. Let me know if this was enough info. Bret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Great work Dogvet - really beautiful! Angus - Here's a link for buying the magnets -Amazing Magnets I use them in the wooden bases for my serving dishes - drill a hole from underneath to within 1/16 of the surface put a plug in behind it . . . the magnet is strong enough to hold the dish in place but can't be seen. DogVet is right - watch how you handle them - they will bite you if you get careless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hale Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 I do butt caps a little bit differently. I silver solder a flat head wood screw to the back and drill a hole in the handle and imbed it in epoxy I feel it gives a lot more surface area to and the screw threads for a tight grip. I note a lot of movement in handle material even if it has been stabilized and have alway thought that might loosen the bond on flat to flat mating surfaces. When I can I prefer to thread the butt cap and screw it directly to the tang with a coating of epoxy. Just my thoughts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogvet99 Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 Rich, I like that idea. I will try that on my next one. Thanks, Bret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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