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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: Lin Rhea on October 25, 2010, 03:30:00 PM
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(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1253/5115437812_bfbddaac54_b.jpg)
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Lin that is awesome!A beauty for sure.Good work.
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Thanks arrowflipper.
The head is mild steel with a 1084 bit welded in. I forged and welded this one in a coal forge. The haft is some Hard Maple that a friend cut a long time ago, maybe 30 years, and had drying in his barn. It was still in a slab with the bark on some of it. The belt sheath is by Cody Rowe of Rowe's Leather. Lin
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very nice....
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Wow, Lin, that is beautiful.
I love the profile of that head.
Sort of makes me want to grab it and thwack! sumpthin'!
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That is really nice! :thumbsup:
I believe if I had it I would have to use it !! :biglaugh:
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Simple. clean and museum quality!
way to go!
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Lin,
That is incredible! :thumbsup: Beautiful work once again. That's exactly what I've been looking for to tote around the woods up here in the People's Republic for last ditch, hand to hand encounters with our gazzilion bears. Hope I wouldn't ever need it but we can't carry guns in archery season. Would you consider makin a plain jane utility version??? I wouldn't want to get something that nice scratched or bloody!
Ron
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WoW! That is very pretty!
Steve
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Potomac Forge
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Very nice.
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Incredibly beautiful Lin!! Can I buy one just like it?
Allan
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Wow, really like that one Lin. Wished I'd had one like that when I was on the trapline.
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Hats off to you, that is stunning
Dana
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Good Lord is there anything you make that does'nt come out a masterpiece. ;)
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WOW!!!! That is beautiful..... :archer:
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very sweet!
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Well, I love my little Shrew Hawk for splitting pieces for my wall tent stove, but THAT would be pretty sporty to have around. I went to the websitevand it says it shows knives for sale, but for the life of me I couldn't find any, particularly this hawk. Can you point me to it Lin? Or let us know the price and wait time?
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Stunning work. :thumbsup:
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Thanks guys for the kind words.
Steve O, It's not on my site yet. It has not been finished long, but even so, I have trouble getting photos added because my webguy is a busy feller. As for the price and availability, just holler at me by email. I dont make many hawks at this point, but may make a few as I go along. Thanks. Lin
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Lin what grit did you use for the finish on the head? How do you keep the finish from rusting? I like a heavy coat of hard carnuba wax but still get surface rust over time.
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Lowell,
Yes, it will rust quick. I got my surface grit the way I wanted and degreased it, then I sprayed the surface with an acrylic spray. This will postpone the rust till it wears through, but I've been leaving it in the sheath, just checking it to see what it's effect will be. So far, it looks like new. I know that chopping will wear it through quick, but this can be cleaned up and refreshed pretty easy though. This is an experiment that so far is working very well. Otherwise I would use wax like you mentioned. Lin
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Lin,
I e-mailed last week, something must have messed up. Could you pm me the info please.
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Lin,
I might be the only one that wants to understand better what you mean by " the head is mild steel with a 1084 bit welded in" means?
Could you elaborate on that?
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Ray,
The head is 1018 (mild steel, low carbon if you will), but I split evenly along the edge creating two flaps that are opened to hold the high carbon "bit" that will eventually take the hardening and draw back. The high carbon bit is inserted and the blade is heated to low red, tapped to close it together, brushed, fluxed and brought to welding heat. Then it is hammered together and forged to the refined shape and treated as if the whole head is high carbon, but the only part that hardens is the edge.
I am happy with the weld, you cant even see it, unless you have the right light. Lin
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You weren't the only one...that was in my original note to Lin. Thanks.
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lin your are the man. outstanding craftsmanship :clapper: !!!