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Title: Wrought Iron San Mai Tactical Skinner
Post by: Scott Roush on May 17, 2011, 09:42:00 PM

Or Abbreviated Bowie? I needed to make something to wear on my belt for my first Blade show trip so I came up with this. This is my wagon wheel wrought/pure nickel/1080 laminate with a stubby little 4" blade. Copper ferrule with file work and madrone handle. Copper pin and peened copper lanyard tube.

I forgot to grind off the weld bead on the spine.

 (http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj61/The_Roushs/_SAR0055.jpg)

 (http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj61/The_Roushs/_SAR0057-2.jpg)

 (http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj61/The_Roushs/_SAR0058-3.jpg)

Title: Re: Wrought Iron San Mai Tactical Skinner
Post by: charlie phillips on May 17, 2011, 10:35:00 PM

I like it.


     TXCP

Title: Re: Wrought Iron San Mai Tactical Skinner
Post by: DW on May 17, 2011, 11:36:00 PM

Beautiful!!!!!!!

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Post by: MTArrowLauncher on May 18, 2011, 12:02:00 AM

Very cool

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Post by: 2treks on May 18, 2011, 07:38:00 AM

SHAZAM!

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Post by: Izzy on May 18, 2011, 11:26:00 AM

As always just awesome.

Title: Re: Wrought Iron San Mai Tactical Skinner
Post by: razorback on May 18, 2011, 05:48:00 PM

Looks good but a quick "how ya did it" would be greatly appreciated by those of us with less knowledge and skill.
Please   :bigsmyl:    :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: Wrought Iron San Mai Tactical Skinner
Post by: oldpaths on May 18, 2011, 06:15:00 PM

Now that is really cool!!!!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Wrought Iron San Mai Tactical Skinner
Post by: Steve Nuckels on May 18, 2011, 08:13:00 PM

BRAVO!!!!

Steve
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Potomac Forge

Title: Re: Wrought Iron San Mai Tactical Skinner
Post by: Scott Roush on May 18, 2011, 08:21:00 PM

Thanks folks!

Razor... The billet was forged by stacking: 1/4" wrought iron plate, pure nickel foil, 1080, pure nickel foil, 1/4" wrought iron plate.  The surfaces were all ground clean and flat, stacked, placed in a vice to shut it all tight, and then all seams welded with a Craftsman 110V wirefeed welder.  I weld up all seams to prevent any oxygen from getting in there and scaling surfaces. Nickel can be tricky to forge weld and any scale can cause failure.  I then weld a rebar handle onto the billet, soak it at a high welding heat and hammer down to a 1/4" billet.  I can usually forge the tip down without delamination, but I don't recommend it for your first time!  Better off treating it as a stock removal project once your drawing out is done. When drawing out, I count hammer blows and make sure that each side is forged the same way otherwise  your core can get very wonky.

Title: Re: Wrought Iron San Mai Tactical Skinner
Post by: Idahomike251 on May 18, 2011, 09:03:00 PM

Hey Scott,  Great job!

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Post by: GWV on May 18, 2011, 09:06:00 PM

Really nice!

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Post by: bendbig on May 18, 2011, 09:06:00 PM

Nice!

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Post by: TheBigRedArcher on May 19, 2011, 04:33:00 PM

Gorgeous, simply Gorgeous.

Madrone?

TBRA

Title: Re: Wrought Iron San Mai Tactical Skinner
Post by: MercilessMing on May 30, 2011, 09:50:00 AM

Cool looking!  I like it.

Title: Re: Wrought Iron San Mai Tactical Skinner
Post by: skullworks on May 30, 2011, 10:36:00 AM

I think you have the most unique style I've seen in a long time! Awesome work!

Title: Re: Wrought Iron San Mai Tactical Skinner
Post by: BrownA5 on May 30, 2011, 10:59:00 AM

Very nice knife!