MetalMuncher Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Hello fello smiths! I got my first sale today, well, the chef ordered them some time ago. He saw my sisters meat cleaver and had me make 2. Hes paying one hundred RS each(60 dollars each) I am currently squandering the money on my girlfriend! Its forged from a leaf spring, with a stacked plastic handle(thought it was pretty ingenious:D). I'm not sure what the plastic is really, I dont think its PVC. Just a simple rat tail tang peened at the end....I was way to lazy to forge butt caps, so I just used a washer instead. I did make the bolsters however, forged from aluminium, to avoid rust. They are also CRAZY sharp, I dont know if you can see but the shave is almost perfectly clean! And only after one pass! Any way, hope you like em! I also thought I'd throw in some pics of my forging area. Here they are. The anvil tree stump is also of interest, it was from an old pine tree which got struck by lightning, thought it might give me some exta power or something hahah. Might name my forge thunderstruck forge or something....any ideas for a cool forge name? Thanks for looking, feel free to criticize anything you see un-fit. P.S - I thought the foto of shaving leg hair was pretty cool, before and after sequence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech413 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Congrats on the first sale!!! Feels great that someone wants to buy something you made doesn't it? Those cleavers look great!! And that sure looks like a great edge, keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Congratulations! It feels good to know people like your work enough to pay you for it doesn't it? So, how about a couple pics of it from the side so we can get a good look at it? I would've taken your word for shaving sharp, I didn't need to see you shaving your legs. You realize there probably aren't very many smiths who shave their legs don't you? Seriously though. Well done. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dablacksmith Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 nice looking cleaver! keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKForge Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Nothing like the feeling of someone paying you for something you made by hand. Would love to see photos of the cleavers from the side. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip in china Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Well done. It is a great feeling selling your first of anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenn Clif Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 nice work there, keep it up!! well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockriver forge Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Great job! Feels good to get paid for something you like to do, doesn't it? I hope your girlfriend likes your smooth legs. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalMuncher Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Thanks guys!! It does feel really good to sell something made from junk! Uh, yeah my girlfriend did complain about the leg shaving thing hahahaha!! You should have seen my arms hahahaha! Any way, sorry I dont have any fotos from the side, I'm not the best photografer. Thanks for the kind words!! Never mind the shaved legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip in china Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 You managed to get people to buy into something based around junk. You wouldn't be a member of the Irish O'Bama family would you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Very Nice and Shiny. ^^^^:DIrish Obama ahahahahah:D^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Well done. It is a great feeling selling your first of anything. First child? Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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