Anyone else here doing knife things? Like you know, forging and making the things? I posted a 'build' thread in KaBar
Anyone else doing knife things?
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Not really much of a project, but the last auto knife I bought, I broke the coil spring in it by fucking around with the knife too much on webcam. Tried to wind my own spring, but just said fuck it and said I'd buy a new one already wound. Never got around to buying it yet due to me always buying nerdy computer geek shit off the net.
A good forge needs to be HAF. Open coal type forges don't play as nice as a good 2' deep gas fired dragon like this
Autoknives are great, if they come from teh Butterfly company or Microtech. Me, I keep my microtech handy. When my forged tanto is done though, it will be my main carry weapon. Guns are too dang slow at 25' impossible to run at 15', but a knife in a rising diagonal will win every time as it comes out mean.
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From a distance, yes. On a HAF day though, it can be a real bitch trying to remain cool while forging, hammering, and twisting 50 cal damascus
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That 50 cal Damascus was FUN! Seriously, I had a blast where I was told much weaker folks just totally wilted from the forges heat. It was a danged hot ass summer day for sure! We each went through about 1.5 gallons of drink staying hydrated.
The first thing we did was Kim hands me this little small piece of metal, not but a scrap. Here, pound this right here after it's hot. After a few rounds of heat and hammer, he says, think of working on the sharp edge of a blade, form the tip. After a while of heat, hammer, auto hammer(which totally kicked my ass as Kim laughed during the video), I made my first forged blade, the wee 4" tanto.
After that we went at some Damascus, then the big block of 50 cal barrel Damascus was hammered, square pressed, twisted, then hammered into a billet. All in all, a damn good day, lots of fun!
The first thing we did was Kim hands me this little small piece of metal, not but a scrap. Here, pound this right here after it's hot. After a few rounds of heat and hammer, he says, think of working on the sharp edge of a blade, form the tip. After a while of heat, hammer, auto hammer(which totally kicked my ass as Kim laughed during the video), I made my first forged blade, the wee 4" tanto.
After that we went at some Damascus, then the big block of 50 cal barrel Damascus was hammered, square pressed, twisted, then hammered into a billet. All in all, a damn good day, lots of fun!
I am a knife addict... I've made a few. All bad. Except one Green River skinner I made as a kid. That one came out great.
Just ordered a knife from Half-Face blades, though. Damn, what a gorgeous piece! Amazing company.
So many knives... so little time.
Cheers,
Sirhr
Just ordered a knife from Half-Face blades, though. Damn, what a gorgeous piece! Amazing company.
So many knives... so little time.
Cheers,
Sirhr
Big knife fan here. I started making my own knives about 10 years ago but got derailed with a job promotion.
Finally stepping back from the 70 hour weeks and all the travel and getting back to the grinder.
I never was very good but practice, practice, practice. Eventually I hope to get there.
Finally stepping back from the 70 hour weeks and all the travel and getting back to the grinder.
I never was very good but practice, practice, practice. Eventually I hope to get there.
