jlpservicesinc Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 new blade. 20 layers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 looks beautiful and I would love to cut some food with that looks like a fun blade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 it will keep the juices from running out.. If it comes out as I am hoping it will be very neat. Tried some new stuff.. it's Raindrop pattern with some letters put in.. But will have to see.. It might be a reject and will have to start over again.. I'll know tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 JLP, can’t wait to see how it turns out! I finished up my hammer tonight. Just have to put a little more BLO on the handle. I always seem to have issues with my steel wedges coming loose, so I tried something different this time. Took some 3/8” coil spring and make a “rasp” chisel. (Probably a better term.) I used that to raise rasp like burrs on both sides of the wedge. I really don’t think this one’s coming out! The pictures of the punch didn’t come out very well, and did get a picture of the wedge before it went in, but if you look real close at the top of the hammer you can see some of the burrs that I ended up filing down to. Final weight of the hammer head was 10oz. Keep it fun, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Goods. Early on I experimented with different eye sizes.. What I found was this.. The eye at the bottom can be a taper on all sides.. the taper at the top is mostly sideways. The other thing I found was for a given sized handle the eye needs to be sized accordingly. I use an imaginary ratio of 1.2 top to 1.7 bottom It made sense to me 30 years ago as a representation of the total diameter but now It seems a little more confusing then need be. On the eyes you don't want them to spread much forwards to backwards as this will lead to handle cracking and the steel wedges working loose as there is not enough pressure holding them in and there is excessive spreading of the wood. Sideways on the other hand is where a hammer eye punch comes in and all it does is open it up ever so slightly. There is a bunch of information on the hammer thread I started a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Masterson Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 12 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: Pat; only 11 more to go! Ha, oh man I better get to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Pat, great job on the rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Masterson Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Thanks Les - hopefully one day they’ll look like yours though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Not in my shop but at work today i set up a new job. This is a rivet, or at least that is what the customer calls it. They are used in locks from what i gather. My largest tolerance is a whopping +/- .0006". Oh running on a machine that was designed around 1900, this one was built in i think the early 60's. I did not know my phone could take a pic of something that small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 that's a tiny little guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Ouch.. tiny stuff for these old everythings is tough.. I hope it's at least a smaller lathe.. Fitting of the guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBones Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Oh i forgot to mention that, it is on a Davenport 5 spindle screw machine that it is running on. Basically a 5 spindle lathe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 is that a copper gaurd either way that thing is so beautiful excellent work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Yes, copper guard.. Will have a copper butt cap too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalfgreen Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 WOW GORGEOUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 did more work on this Swedish brush ax too. Nearly done.. Just gotta finish the hook, clean up, heat treat and haft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Jennifer, that knife is looking great. Even as is. Really dig the profile and handle shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Jennifer, Beautiful work on the knife. I am looking forward to seeing progress on the Swedish brush ax. The wooden handle is lovely. What kind of wood is it? And how will you finish it? Regards, SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal Harris Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 11/1/2021 at 9:21 PM, Goods said: Took some 3/8” coil spring and make a “rasp” chisel. (Probably a better term.) I used that to raise rasp like burrs on both sides of the wedge. I really don’t think this one’s coming out! Did the wedge crack the handle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Yes, the wedge did crack the handle. I’m still really happy with it. I’m looking for large stock to make a couple more stepping up in size. I’d like one of these at 1lb and 2lbs. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal Harris Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Oh the hammer is great. It is just the crack. I have done that more than once, and every time it hurts me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Das, Thanks super comfortable in the hand.. Not what I would call a really useful shape of blade but looks super fast. Slag, Sadly this was a demo piece from the ABANA iron to art conference and I don't have any progress shots of any of the items made. So The best can be an explanation and an original example. I will put the info on the ABANA Iron to Art thread.. At some point I will make a film about it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerooster Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Well, it looks like ya'll are doing some fantastic work out there. I finally managed a passable dragon head (looks more like a hippo with whiskers), without snapping off his whiskers. Then set about the task of re-adjusting the HF on my welder. The points were closed, and should have an .008" gap. Much easier starting now. All that's left is to get it dialed in, and weld up a chassis for an amplifier project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal Harris Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 It does look a bit like a hippo. Not sure why. Maybe the eyes and ears? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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