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Title: First forged knife
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on October 23, 2009, 08:54:00 PM
I thought i would share what i have learned at the hammer-in in old washington Ark.
I did this the sunday after the hammer-in
3/16 steel 1 1/4" bar stock
A big Thanks to Lin Rhea
 (http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu351/danafoursuns/100_0241.jpg)
 (http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu351/danafoursuns/100_0242.jpg)
Now it took me about 2-3 hr. to get it to this point, not to bad for my first one.
the next picture is after the grinding, total time about 4 hr.
 (http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu351/danafoursuns/100_0248.jpg)

I thought everything went fine, but then i though about the steel and where i had got it from, sure enought a piece of (homedepot steel) that was left over from making my knife vice,
All i can say is, it was very good practic.

Some of my new tools
My new forge( thanks Kevin Evans)
 (http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu351/danafoursuns/100_0245.jpg)
My new knife stamp press (thanks Karl Anderson)
 (http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu351/danafoursuns/100_0244.jpg)
My new knife vice
 (http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu351/danafoursuns/100_0243.jpg)
My little shop
 (http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu351/danafoursuns/100_0247.jpg)
For all the new guys(like me) find a hammer-in and go, you will learn alot.

Hope everyone enjoys
dana
Title: Re: First forged knife
Post by: Steve Nuckels on October 23, 2009, 09:38:00 PM
Dana, great job on the forging and grinding!  I love the blade profile!

Nice shop and equipment,  thanks for the tour!

Steve
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IN GOD WE TRUST
Title: Re: First forged knife
Post by: LAR43 on October 23, 2009, 09:46:00 PM
A hammer-in can save you weeks or months of trial & error when you're learning to forge.

Great shape on the blade! Now get yourself some 1084 (relatively simple to heat treat)& make the real McCoy!!

Larry
Title: Re: First forged knife
Post by: Kevin Evans on October 23, 2009, 10:12:00 PM
Great job Dana,  :thumbsup:  
They will get easier as time goes by  ;)
Great shop and neater than mine,just keep adding those tools,looks to me like what a guy needs never ends  :biglaugh:
Title: Re: First forged knife
Post by: Lin Rhea on October 24, 2009, 08:27:00 AM
Dana,
     That's a good forging job, especially for your first. I took a few pictures of the Hammer In, but I saw you taking some too. Are you going to post some in another thread? Lin
Title: Re: First forged knife
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on October 24, 2009, 11:10:00 AM
Lin, i did take some,and i can put them up, but you might do some also, i only have 4-5 pictures,
I"ll start a new thread and you can add some pictures to it
thanks for all the nice words about my new forging
dana
Title: Re: First forged knife
Post by: Lin Rhea on October 24, 2009, 01:42:00 PM
JR Cook

 (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2721/4022192400_190f49fc0b_o.jpg)

This Dr Jim Batson, BR Hughes, and his wife Carolyn.

  (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4021431849_ce73ed00d0_o.jpg)
Title: Re: First forged knife
Post by: Lamey on October 24, 2009, 05:42:00 PM
Nice work!  What make is that blade vice????
Title: Re: First forged knife
Post by: NativeArcher on October 24, 2009, 07:00:00 PM
does anyone ever have a hammer in around ny
Title: Re: First forged knife
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on October 24, 2009, 10:23:00 PM
lamey
the maker of the vise is me, i looked at some pictures and tried to do the best i could and it works good  :goldtooth:  i just used the stuff laying around the garage.
dana
Title: Re: First forged knife
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on October 24, 2009, 10:37:00 PM
Guys
could some of you guys post pictues of a forged knife before you grind it. any and all pic. are welcome
thanks
dana
Title: Re: First forged knife
Post by: Lin Rhea on October 25, 2009, 07:55:00 AM
I'l do better than that. Let's start a "before and after" thread. This will show the rough forged blade and the final product. Lin