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Title: First Forged Knife
Post by: jpsowers on August 29, 2010, 10:43:00 PM

Thank you to everyone who posts their work here. I have been soaking up all the information you share here for over a year. I learn something new every time I read through the posts. I have made a few stock reduction knives but have been wanting to make one in the forge.
Here is what I came up with:
      (http://makestuffwithyourhands.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/forgedknifepreheattreat.jpg?w=450&h=299)

This picture is the knife sitting on the spring it was made from. The picture was taken before hardening and tempering.

Here it is complete:
      (http://makestuffwithyourhands.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/finishedonantler.jpg)

Title: Re: First Forged Knife
Post by: WRV on August 29, 2010, 11:07:00 PM

Cool Knife!...........Randy

Title: Re: First Forged Knife
Post by: skullworks on August 30, 2010, 05:55:00 AM

Looks great!

Title: Re: First Forged Knife
Post by: jpsowers on August 31, 2010, 07:40:00 PM

Thanks guys.

Title: Re: First Forged Knife
Post by: Steve Nuckels on August 31, 2010, 09:53:00 PM

Cool!  Very Cool!  You done been bit bad, and there is no cure!

Steve
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Potomac Forge

Title: Re: First Forged Knife
Post by: DannyBows on September 02, 2010, 10:57:00 AM

Very nice knife, great start there!

Title: Re: First Forged Knife
Post by: Scott Roush on September 02, 2010, 11:44:00 AM

very cool! looks kind of thick in the edge though.  Kind of wedge shaped... which isn't as effective at cutting.  But I realize you were probably trying to preserve your hammer marks.  Which might be why you were inquiring about hollow grinding??

Title: Re: First Forged Knife
Post by: jpsowers on September 02, 2010, 10:20:00 PM

It's kind of thick in the edge because I don't know what I am doing yet  :p
After the second picture was taken, I filed the edge quite a bit thinner. I think it looks better without the bluing on the edge too.
Either way, this is a blast. Making knives is great. Thanks for the feed back. That is the kind of thing that will help me get better.

Title: Re: First Forged Knife
Post by: Lin Rhea on September 03, 2010, 04:06:00 PM

Just keep making them and in a year think about how you have improved. Good job. Lin

Title: Re: First Forged Knife
Post by: jpsowers on September 03, 2010, 10:58:00 PM

Thank you Lin.