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Offline jonathan creason

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Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« on: August 30, 2011, 10:51:04 am »
Just finished these 2 up, just need to get sheaths made for them.  Both are forged from Aldo's 1084 steel and wrapped with 10-12 feet of paracord.

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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2011, 10:56:21 am »
How'd you get them to be transparent? 

Offline jonathan creason

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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2011, 11:02:31 am »
Ah crap, they showed up there at first.  Here's the link if anybody cares to take a look  http://www.flickr.com/photos/42240828@N08/6096516160/.
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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2011, 11:35:41 am »
NICE!!!  I like the paracord wrap.
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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2011, 07:39:24 pm »
 Those are cool, green is my color ;).
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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2011, 10:15:27 pm »
Nice Jonathan. Great shapes too!  8)
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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2011, 08:33:06 am »
Saw them and started to drool. now I need a new keyboard
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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2011, 10:40:22 am »
Thanks guys.  I'm getting a little better at shaping with the hammer, but I still had to grind and file quite a bit on these.  Got a couple more in the works that are going to be different.

The green doesn't have a home, Eddie.  If you want it drop me a line.
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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2011, 11:54:38 am »
will do ;)
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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2011, 12:16:53 pm »
sweet!  how did you temper the blades?
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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2011, 01:21:26 pm »
Sweet,very nice work. :)
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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2011, 01:26:44 pm »
Thanks everybody!  Chris, I brought them up to non-metallic in my forge and quenched in canola oil.  After that I tempered them in the oven at 500 degrees for 2 one hour cycles.
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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2011, 05:12:27 pm »
Did you let them completely cool between cycles?
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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2011, 05:56:34 pm »
Yep, I think I waited an hour or so between cycles but they were probably cool enough before then.
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Re: Forged knives numbers 2 and 3
« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2011, 05:56:21 pm »
I want to place an order.. :o
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