touchmarks/logo stamp ?

feeds@yuku.com (flaminggoldenhawk) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:10:36 GMT

I know people have been using stamps for years and its either a symbol or just their plain ole initials. Does anyone know where online i might be able to buy one? Im looking for a diamond shape or something like that would work ok but im not sure if i should go with some sort of etcher or the simple stamp? Any feedbeck is always appreciated.

pattern welded seax (langsax?)

feeds@yuku.com (kevin the prof) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:09:22 GMT

Hello Everyone,
I have been planning this project for months, and working on it for over a month. It is my first sword (short sword, but hey, this thing is wicked).

So - I have made a langsax sort of like one George Ezell showed me. It is inspired by the historical blade, anyway.

The spine and back third of blade is pattern-welded. The rest is monosteel.

Guard, bolster, and pommel plate are copper. I had fun hammering the copper with a punch to leave a...

Six for Six Brothers

feeds@yuku.com (prarieboy) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:05:27 GMT

I had the Honor of making these out of steel from a family farm for 6 brothers. the 4 on the left are from a plow shank and the 2 on the right are from a file.
Left them all very rugged lookin. Tryin to reflect life on the Prarie.
sorry for the bad pic's it's a balmy 5 degrees outside today!

Seven Steak Knives

feeds@yuku.com (Rainy Raven) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:26:35 GMT

This is a set of steak knives I did back in August. They were commissioned by a guy for whom I worked for a year as a gift for his father's 70th birthday party. One knife per decade. I made these in about two weeks.

I don't really care for the design (it was the customer's), but I am pleased that it came out actually looking like a set instead of just seven knives made to the same basic pattern.

The blades are forged from aotuomible coil spring, the bolsters are...

A one day knife and a new forge

feeds@yuku.com (rustyboy2) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:58:54 GMT

I made this little blade in a day over the thanksgiving holiday. The steel was from a reciprocating saw, so i shaped it and kept it cool. I was worried it might be a bi-metal blade, but it doesnt appear to be so ( accidently wacked it on a nail head and it did no damage to the edge). Blades 4 1/2" long withan deer leg for a handle.

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2 new ones

feeds@yuku.com (allask) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:05:23 GMT

finished these yesterday and sold them today,first one is small puukko,damascus,antler,and spalted persimmon.second is L6,australian cypress,copper tube for lanyard hole.

second attempt at a throwing hawk

feeds@yuku.com (knap123) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:16:40 GMT

heres my second attemptat at a throwing hawk and it sicksgreat when thrown. its a R.R. spike with osage handle. i had the hardest time geting the head to stay on but its holding pretty good s far.

First dagger

feeds@yuku.com (SKIBO) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:55:12 GMT

Well i had a guy ask for a dagger type knife.I never did one before. And so I eye balled this one. Made from a nick file and has a file bolster and stained maple handle. Blade is 5.5". I like it myself. Sorry for the crappy pic its in a deep freeze here and I am not going outside to take pics LOL<><

rapala blade

feeds@yuku.com (panbreaux) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:53:29 GMT

i have an old rapala fillet knife that has seen it's better days as a fillet knife. i have plenty of other fillet knives so i want to rework the blade into something similar to a mora 3 1/2" clip blade. it was a 7 1/2", but now it's down to 6" after many years of rough use and a few tip breaks.

i'm not sure what grade of stainless it is, but it is almost 30 years old. it seems to me that the newer models don't hold an edge as well and are a lot easier...

stolen skibo design

feeds@yuku.com (allask) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:56:47 GMT

hey skibo hope you dont mind i stole this design,a friend really liked it.i like your finished product better than mine,it awesome.heres mine-elk antler,farriers rasp,mystery material for bolsters.man these rasps get sharp and hold an edge good,thanks for looking!

Newish knife

feeds@yuku.com (Murph) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:49:48 GMT

Finally getting around to posting this! I actually annealed this one back in June, rough shaped it in August, ground out the bevels in September, added the handle slabs sometime in October, and finished it in November.

This is my third knife and the second I've attempted in this style. I borrowed the idea from the British Woodlore style, though without a scandi grind.

The blade simple 1080, 3/16" thick along the spine with a slight convex profile (mostly by...

First File Knife

feeds@yuku.com (Bob Jankins) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:40:28 GMT

I finished my first knife today. It was made out of a Nicholson file. I etched it in vinegar to give it a dark grey color. I had taken the wood at an archery tournament for free so I don't know what king of wood it is.

The pins were made with a 5/16 brass pole.

first knife part two home made micarta

feeds@yuku.com (bluedirk) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:19:16 GMT

I made my first knife blank 3 weeks ago from a farriers rasp, it did not get hard. Don't like to talk about it much. However, I finally got through the heat treat this weekend and actually made a knife. This one is made by stock removal from an anealed nicholson file quenched in 140 deg peanut oil. The scales are home made demin and canvas micarta. The pins are stainless steel welding rod. The lanyard hole is some stainless tubing I scavenged from the fuel level sender on a Ford...

Update for you'ze guyz

feeds@yuku.com (FiddlebackForge) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:33:39 GMT

Man, when you're self employed, its hard to get away with surfing the net.

Here is a new project I'm working on. Its an antique Collins machete. I'm doing is cutting off the old handle and putting on a new one. The spines get polished, and the edge gets a redo. (All the way back to the handle for me please.) The handle gets a rough grippy finish. I did add a lanyard tube.

Just booked a course for spring

feeds@yuku.com (jamiemackie) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:23:32 GMT

Just sent off my deposit for my place in a sword forging class with Howard Clark. Its a five day course run by the blacksmith/bladesmith Owen Bush in which ill get to make a wakizashi blade with the help of Howard Clark. Should be good learning how to forge and heat treat from a true master like Howard. I cant wait!

Jamie

Slotted hawk how to

feeds@yuku.com (jmcohea) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:50:45 GMT

Since there seems to be an interest here on how this is done, I thought since I am in the process of making two right now I would post a few pics along the way that would answer a few questions.I'm not going to cover forging the head. I will start from marking the wood through pinning and lashing the head in place.
The first thing you need to do is figure out the center of your stock, then mark a centerline on the spike side,then position the head where you want it in the finished...

5160 Steel (OFSS/OCSS)

feeds@yuku.com (reefera4m) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:42:51 GMT

My first knife ,which I posted earlier, was made from the rear leaf spring form a 1978 Ford HD Pick-up. I used this steel for two reasons, 1) I had a 1978 Ford Pick-up that was due for the scrap yard and 2) I'd heard that this steel - 5160, referred to as OFSS or OCSS (Old Ford Spring Steel or Old Chevy Spirng Steel), would make a decent blade. After working with it I learned that this was indeed true - at least for my novice ability. I've been reading up on bladesmithing, books...

Dagger my wife is making

feeds@yuku.com (ryecon) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:16:11 GMT

a spike dagger my wife is making
first thing this morning

waiting for fire

end of the day

and posing with her dagger
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11"x 16"x1.75" with saw teeth HELP!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (SKIBO) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:17:24 GMT

Igot a couple of powrer hacksaw blades. Not sure how heat treat and temper them. But thought I would cut one out anyways. It really works for sawing limbs and it takes a very sharp edge and did some hacking on a oak board. anyone have any idea how to heat treat and temper? Thanks<><.

Finally got hard!!!

feeds@yuku.com (wolfhaven) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:32:07 GMT

Hello all. Well I finally got hard. This was just a simple blade I threw together, nothing special. 1095, 3/16" thick, 1.5" wide and around 8.5 oal. I did'nt want to go all out on another blade just to have it break again. I normalized three times, with very little warpage, straightend it a little bit, then normalized it again. Brought up to colors and then quenched in straight water (admiral steel suggestion). No breakage or cracking. I guess I was lucky. Sharpened it...

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