MetalMonkey Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Hi folks, Learned about this forum from the Slack Tub Pub. Here's some of my work a a a a a a a I hope to be able to contribute as well as learn from you all Bob :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Bennett Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 MetalMonkey, Welcome and nice work! JWB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqeezplay Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 wow.. those hatchets are amazing! is that knife out of a file? it looks like snake skin. the stag horn knife is really cool too. where are you from MetalMonkey? i would check into a ren-fest of some sort. you could make millions for the stuff you make! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 That first hawk is made from a rasp too if I don't miss my mark! You run into any brands of rasps that are case hardened and so not suitable for blade work? Most of mine are old ones and I've not run into any cased ones; but I'm burning through my pile and need to start rustling up some new ones and would like to avoind the cased ones if possible. Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meco3hp Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Thomas, Any quick way to tell which ones are case hardened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalMonkey Posted January 19, 2006 Author Share Posted January 19, 2006 I'm currently stationed in Okinawa in the AF (Getting ready to retire in 5 years). AS far as rasps go, I only use Belotta Hoof Rasps. THey forge well and will quench in water. If I cant find used one I'll pay the $20 and buy a new one. I make alot of camp irons and such and sell them at a local swap meet. It's designed to sell your stuff to the Japanese. They really eat stuff like fire irons up, paying whatever you ask for it. I had made a steel rose (took me about a half hour and about $2 in materials) that I was using at a paper weight. A local came up and asked how much, which I told him it wasnt for sale. He then made an offer of 10,000 yen (Roughly $100 USD) so I parted with it. Thanks for the welcome Bob :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkdoc Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Looks great! Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julian Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Those hatchet heads are nice! I like the second one in particular. Neet rasp knives, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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